A Comprehensive Review on Epoxy Biocomposites Based on Natural Fibers and Bio-fillers: Challenges, Recent Developments and Applications

Fazal Maula Khan; Ahmer Hussain Shah; Shuo Wang; Shah Mehmood; Jun Wang; Wenbin Liu; Xiaodong Xu

doi:10.1007/s42765-022-00143-w

Advanced Fiber Materials ›› 2022, Vol. 4 ›› Issue (4) : 683 -704. DOI: 10.1007/s42765-022-00143-w

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A Comprehensive Review on Epoxy Biocomposites Based on Natural Fibers and Bio-fillers: Challenges, Recent Developments and Applications

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¹Key Laboratory of Superlight Material and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Room 534, Jichu Building, 145# Nantong Street, Nangang District, 150001, Harbin, China

²Department of Textile Engineering, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences, 87300, Quetta, Pakistan

^g xuxiaodong@hrbeu.edu.cn

Fazal Maula Khan

received his master degree (2020) in Materials Science and Engineering from Harbin Engineering University, China. Now he is a Ph.D. student in Materials Processing Engineering under the supervision of Prof. Yan Zhao at the school of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, China. His research interests are high performance fiber reinforced polymer composites, functional and nanocomposites.

Ahmer Hussain Shah

is an Associate Professor & chair in the department of Textile Engineering, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS), Pakistan. He obtained his Ph. D. degree (2019) in Material Sciences and Engineering from Harbin Engineering University, China. His research interests are biomaterials and fiber functionalization, fiber reinforced composites, epoxy based plastics, high performance polybenzoxazine composites, nano material synthesis, silver, titanium, carbon, graphene, selenium and Mxene nano particles for medicinal and dye degradation properties.

Shuo Wang

received his master degree (2020) in Chemical Engineering and Technology from Harbin Engineering University, China. Now he is working as purchasing supervisor in Zhongxing Telecommunication Equipment Corporation (ZTE), Shenzhen, China.

Shah Mehmood

received his master degree (2021) in Materials Science and Engineering from Harbin Engineering University, China. Now he is pursuing his Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering at University of Science and Technology of China, and undertaking a Ph.D. program at Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is working on the construction and applications of nanocomposites hydrogels.

Jun Wang

received her Ph. D. in 2010 from Harbin Engineering University, China, majoring in Materials’ Science. She is a Professor in the College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, China. Her research interest includes the synthesis, curing kinetics, and properties of high-performance resins and related composites.

Wenbin Liu

is a Professor in the college of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering at Harbin Engineering University, China. From 1987 to 2002, he worked in Institute of Petrochemistry Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences. Now he is a Ph. D. supervisor in Materials Science and Engineering. His research interest includes synthesis, polymerization mechanism, and structure-property relationship of high-performance polymers and polymer matrix composites.

Xiaodong Xu

is an associate professor in the College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering at Harbin Engineering University. She received her Ph. D. degree (2005) in Polymer Chemistry and Physics under Prof. Jinghua Yin’s mentorship at Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). She joined Harbin Engineering University in 2005. Her main research interests focus on advanced polymer materials and polymer composites.

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Natural fiber-reinforced polymers remained a hot topic of interest in material sciences over the last two decades. Such fibers are appealing in composite materials due to their renewability, low density, better specific strength, biodegradability, accessibility, and low cost. Polymers reinforced with natural fibers provide improved mechanical performance at a lower cost and could be the best alternative to synthetic fibers. Bio-fillers have gained much attention nowadays due to their cost-effectivity and the ability to modify base materials in the composite structure. Natural materials reinforced epoxy composites have a high capacity due to their eco-friendliness, economic feasibility, and technical viability. However, some parameters directly influence desired product performance. This review discusses various properties of natural fibers and their impact on the overall performance of natural fiber-based epoxy composites. It summarizes the recent research on natural fibers/bio-fillers reinforced epoxy biocomposites.

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Fazal Maula Khan, Ahmer Hussain Shah, Shuo Wang, Shah Mehmood, Jun Wang, Wenbin Liu, Xiaodong Xu. A Comprehensive Review on Epoxy Biocomposites Based on Natural Fibers and Bio-fillers: Challenges, Recent Developments and Applications. Advanced Fiber Materials, 2022, 4(4): 683-704 DOI:10.1007/s42765-022-00143-w