LEADER 02433nam 2200361 450 001 9910688452203321 005 20230628103453.0 035 $a(CKB)5400000000043327 035 $a(NjHacI)995400000000043327 035 $a(EXLCZ)995400000000043327 100 $a20230628d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aNatural Fiber-Reinforced Hybrid Composites /$fVincenzo Fiore 210 1$aBasel, Switzerland :$cMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (104 pages) 311 $a3-03928-155-0 330 $aIn the last few decades, natural fibers have received growing attention as an alternative to the synthetic fibers used in the reinforcement of polymeric composites, thanks to their specific properties, low price, health advantages, renewability, and recyclability. Furthermore, natural fibers have a CO2-neutral life cycle, in contrast to their synthetic counterparts. As is widely known, natural fibers also possess some drawbacks, e.g., a hydrophilic nature, low and variable mechanical properties, poor adhesion to polymeric matrices, high susceptibility to moisture absorption, low aging resistance, etc. This implies that their applications are limited to non-structural interior products. To overcome this problem, the hybridization of natural fibers with synthetic ones (i.e., glass, carbon, and basalt) or different natural fibers can be a solution. For this reason, extensive research concerning natural-synthetic and natural-natural hybrid composites has been done in the last years. In this context, this book aims to collect some interesting papers concerning the use of natural fibers together with synthetic ones with the aim of obtaining hybrid structures with good compromise between high properties (e.g., mechanical performances, thermal behavior, aging tolerance in humid or aggressive environments, and so on) and environment care. 606 $aPhysics$xStudy and teaching 606 $aMaterials science 615 0$aPhysics$xStudy and teaching. 615 0$aMaterials science. 676 $a530.071 700 $aFiore$b Vincenzo$05976 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910688452203321 996 $aNatural Fiber-Reinforced Hybrid Composites$93395685 997 $aUNINA