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Review

Implementing FDM 3D Printing Strategies Using Natural Fibers to Produce Biomass Composite

by
Waleed Ahmed
1,*,
Fady Alnajjar
2,3,
Essam Zaneldin
4,
Ali H. Al-Marzouqi
5,
Munkhjargal Gochoo
2,6 and
Sumayya Khalid
2
1
ERU and Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, UAE
2
Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, College of Information Technology, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, UAE
3
RIKEN, Center for Brain Science (CBS), Nagoya 463-0003, Japan
4
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, UAE
5
Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, UAE
6
Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
*
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Materials 2020, 13(18), 4065; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13184065
Submission received: 21 July 2020 / Revised: 4 September 2020 / Accepted: 7 September 2020 / Published: 13 September 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Characterization and Properties of Materials Produced by Additive Manufacturing)
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Current environmental concerns have led to a search of more environmentally friendly manufacturing methods; thus, natural fibers have gained attention in the 3D printing industry to be used as bio-filters along with thermoplastics. The utilization of natural fibers is very convenient as they are easily available, cost-effective, eco-friendly, and biodegradable. Using natural fibers rather than synthetic fibers in the production of the 3D printing filaments will reduce gas emissions associated with the production of the synthetic fibers that would add to the current pollution problem. As a matter of fact, natural fibers have a reinforcing effect on plastics. This review analyzes how the properties of the different polymers vary when natural fibers processed to produce filaments for 3D Printing are added. The results of using natural fibers for 3D Printing are presented in this study and appeared to be satisfactory, while a few studies have reported some issues.
Keywords: natural fibers; biofilters; FDM; 3D Printing; mechanical properties natural fibers; biofilters; FDM; 3D Printing; mechanical properties
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Ahmed, W.; Alnajjar, F.; Zaneldin, E.; Al-Marzouqi, A.H.; Gochoo, M.; Khalid, S. Implementing FDM 3D Printing Strategies Using Natural Fibers to Produce Biomass Composite. Materials 2020, 13, 4065. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13184065

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Ahmed W, Alnajjar F, Zaneldin E, Al-Marzouqi AH, Gochoo M, Khalid S. Implementing FDM 3D Printing Strategies Using Natural Fibers to Produce Biomass Composite. Materials. 2020; 13(18):4065. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13184065

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Ahmed, Waleed, Fady Alnajjar, Essam Zaneldin, Ali H. Al-Marzouqi, Munkhjargal Gochoo, and Sumayya Khalid. 2020. "Implementing FDM 3D Printing Strategies Using Natural Fibers to Produce Biomass Composite" Materials 13, no. 18: 4065. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13184065

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Ahmed, W., Alnajjar, F., Zaneldin, E., Al-Marzouqi, A. H., Gochoo, M., & Khalid, S. (2020). Implementing FDM 3D Printing Strategies Using Natural Fibers to Produce Biomass Composite. Materials, 13(18), 4065. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13184065

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