
317Green Composites from Functionalized Renewable Cellulosic Fibers
The superior behavior of functionalized ber–reinforced composites can
be attributed to the increase in ber matrix bonding between the matrix and the
reinforcement.
14.3.4 MorPholoGiCal analysis of PolyMer BioCoMPosites
Figure 14.8 shows the morphological image of the silane functionalized S. cilliare
ber–reinforced composite with particle reinforcement.
From the image, it is obvious that better interfacial bonding takes place in the
green composite prepared using silane functionalized S. cilliare bers, which results
in higher mechanical and physicochemical properties.
14.4