Mann Guravtar Singh, Azum Naved, Khan Anish, Rub Malik Abdul, Hassan Md Imtaiyaz, Fatima Kisa, Asiri Abdullah M
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144402, India.
Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Polymers (Basel). 2023 Jan 24;15(3):601. doi: 10.3390/polym15030601.
Global climate change is already affecting the environment, as glaciers are receding, ice on rivers and lakes is melting, plant and animal range`s have altering, and trees are blooming early. Therefore, focus has shifted towards sustainable materials. There is a growing desire for materials that have a unique combination of qualities that metals, polymers, and other materials cannot provide, therefore scientists are turning their focus to green composites. Green composites offer a wide range of uses in automotive, aerospace, and marine applications. Composites are multiphase resources with separate interfaces that contain chemically different materials. Composites are made up of a variety of materials that are distinct in nature, and they give a set of desirable features that are superior to those of their predecessors or parents. Natural fibers are less expensive, more readily available, rust-resistant, plentiful, nontoxic, and safe for human skin, eyes, and respiratory systems. Green composites are created by combining renewable fibers with polymers (matrix) to create a new class of composites known as "green composites." This review includes studies on various animal-based fibers and their applications. In this article, recent advancements in the field of these fibers and their composites of fibers are also discussed. The physical, chemical, and mechanical properties are also discussed in this paper. Moreover, the benefits and drawbacks of using these fibers are also discussed in detail. Finally, the paper gives an outline of the topic. The results from composites constructed from each fiber are provided, along with appropriate references for more in-depth analysis studies. This review is specially performed to strengthen the knowledge bank of the young researchers working in the field of natural composites.
全球气候变化已经在影响环境，比如冰川在消退，河流和湖泊上的冰在融化，动植物的分布范围在改变，树木开花提前。因此，关注点已转向可持续材料。人们越来越渴望具有金属、聚合物和其他材料无法提供的独特品质组合的材料，所以科学家们将注意力转向了绿色复合材料。绿色复合材料在汽车、航空航天和船舶应用中有广泛用途。复合材料是具有不同界面的多相材料，包含化学性质不同的材料。复合材料由多种性质不同的材料组成，它们具有一系列优于其前身或母体材料的理想特性。天然纤维价格更低、更容易获得、防锈、储量丰富、无毒，对人体皮肤、眼睛和呼吸系统安全。绿色复合材料是通过将可再生纤维与聚合物（基体）结合而制成的，形成了一类新的复合材料，即“绿色复合材料”。这篇综述包括对各种动物基纤维及其应用的研究。本文还讨论了这些纤维及其纤维复合材料领域的最新进展。还讨论了其物理、化学和机械性能。此外，还详细讨论了使用这些纤维的优缺点。最后，本文给出了该主题的概述。提供了由每种纤维制成的复合材料的结果，以及用于更深入分析研究的适当参考文献。这篇综述专门进行，以加强在天然复合材料领域工作的年轻研究人员的知识库。
