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Mechanical Properties of Mortars Reinforced with Amazon Rainforest Natural Fibers

Régis Pamponet da Fonseca,
Janaíde Cavalcante Rocha and
Malik Cheriaf

Materials2021, 14(1), 155;https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14010155

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31 December 2020

The addition of natural fibers used as reinforcement has great appeal in the construction materials industry since natural fibers are cheaper, biodegradable, and easily available. In this work, we analyzed the feasibility of using the fibers of piass...

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Amazon Natural Fibers for Application in Engineering Composites and Sustainable Actions: A Review

Pedro Henrique Poubel Mendonça da Silveira,
Bruno Figueira de Abreu Ferreira Cardoso,
Belayne Zanini Marchi and
Sergio Neves Monteiro

Eng2024, 5(1), 133-179;https://doi.org/10.3390/eng5010009

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12 January 2024

The Amazon rainforest, spanning multiple countries in South America, is the world’s largest equatorial expanse, housing a vast array of relatively unknown plant and animal species. Encompassing the planet’s greatest flora, the Amazon offe...

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Titica Vine Fiber (Heteropsis flexuosa): A Hidden Amazon Fiber with Potential Applications as Reinforcement in Polymer Matrix Composites

Juliana dos Santos Carneiro da Cunha,
Lucio Fabio Cassiano Nascimento,
Fernanda Santos da Luz,
Fabio da Costa Garcia Filho,
Michelle Souza Oliveira and
Sergio Neves Monteiro

J. Compos. Sci.2022, 6(9), 251;https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs6090251

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27 August 2022

The titica vine fiber (TVF) (Heteropsis flexuosa) is a natural lignocellulose fiber (NLF) from the Amazon rainforest that was, for the first time, investigated in terms of its basic properties such as dimensions, porosity, and density as well as its...

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