Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites For Semi-Structural Applications: A Sustainable  Approach

Anushree Sinha; G.L. Devnani; Manisha T. Sharma

doi:10.69968/ijisem.2025v3si2379-381

Authors

Anushree Sinha Research scholar, Department of applied science, B.B.D University, Lucknow
G.L. Devnani Professor, Dean of chemical engineering, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur
Manisha T. Sharma Professor, Department of applied science, B.B.D university, Lucknow

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.69968/ijisem.2025v3si2379-381

Keywords:

Natural fiber, polymer, semi-structural, renewable

Abstract

Scientific Community is looking for the greener options of synthetic materials for sustainable development. Applications of natural fibers as a reinforcing phase in polymeric composites are an important development in the field of composites. Natural fibers like Jute, Bagasse, Bamboo, Banana, Pineapple, Wheat straw etc. are frequently available and offering various advantages like light weight, renewable, cost effective over their synthetic counterparts. Moreover India being an agricultural country has lot of crop waste and value addition in this waste for development of polymer composites can not only minimize the waste but also will give boost to rural economy. State of art characterization techniques is available for evaluation of properties of these novel materials. Numerous applications of these novel materials are there majorly in semi-structural purposes. This article summarizes the latest developments in this field

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