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Mechanical and Morphology Properties of Cellulose Nanocomposites

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Cellulose nanofibers and their composites have a great deal of attention because of their abundance, biodegradability, high strength and stiffness, low weight, relatively low price, and the related characteristics such as a very large surface-to-volume ratio and outstanding mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties. Such new high-value materials are the subject of continuing research and are commercially interesting in terms of new products from the pulp and paper industry and the agricultural sector. This chapter summarizes (i) the progress in nanocellulose preparation into polymer matrix with a particular focus on microfibrillated cellulose and also discusses recent developments in bio-nanocomposite fabrication based on nanocellulose, (ii) the progress in the reinforcement of the carbon fiber/epoxy composites using nanocellulose as a hybrid reinforcement, (iii) the improvement in the mechanical properties of carbon fiber/epoxy composites using nanocellulose as hybrid reinforcement, and (iv) the morphology of CF/epoxy composite reinforced with nanocellulose showing the effect of nanocellulose on the fiber/matrix adhesion.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering and Systems, Research and Development Center, Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Ishikawa, Kyoto, 610-0394, Japan

    Mohamed H. Gabr

  2. Faculty of Industrial Education, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt

    Mohamed H. Gabr

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering and Systems, Doshisha University, Kyotonabe, Kyoto, Japan

    Kazuya Okubo & Toru Fujii

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  3. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan

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Gabr, M.H., Okubo, K., Fujii, T. (2015). Mechanical and Morphology Properties of Cellulose Nanocomposites. In: Pandey, J., Takagi, H., Nakagaito, A., Kim, HJ. (eds) Handbook of Polymer Nanocomposites. Processing, Performance and Application. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45232-1_65

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