17Influence of Chemical Treatments on the Thermal Properties of Natural Fiber-Reinforced Hybrid Composites (NFRHC)

Rafael de Avila Delucis1 and José Humberto S. Almeida Jr2,3

1Federal University of Pelotas, Engineering Centre, Rua Benjamin Constant 989, Pelotas 96010-020, Brazil

2Aalto University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Otakaari 4, Espoo, 02150, Finland

3Advanced Composites Research Group, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK

17.1 Introduction

Natural fibers have been widely used for composite materials since ancient times when straws and other vegetable fibers were used allied to bricks and other construction and building materials [1]. There is a growing awareness regarding ...

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