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Item Reuse of natural plant fibers for composite industrial applications(Apple Academic Press, 2013) Saravana Bavan, B.D.; Mohan Kumar, G.C.Natural fibers are considered to be the next generation fibers for the composite manufacturers, because they have the potential to replace the synthetic or the traditional fibers. In the present days composite industries are emerging from small scale to large scale sectors, which include marine, aerospace, automotive, and other military applications. Among them natural plant fibers are widely used especially in automotive and structural applications, packaging industries, and others. Various issues and aspects of natural plant fibers for industrial applications are studied. Reuse and recycle of these plant fibers for the composite technologies are focused. Developments of these natural plant fibers for the industries are highly expected in the market. © 2013 by Apple Academic Press, Inc.Item Structure and properties of short Areca fiber reinforced Maize PF composites(2009) Mohan Kumar, G.C.Mechanical properties of the fibers extracted from the areca are determined and compared with the other known natural fiber coir. Further these Areca fibers were chemically treated and the effect of this treatment on fiber strength is studied. Areca fiber composite laminates were prepared with randomly distributed fibers in Maize stalk fine fiber and Phenol Formaldehyde. Composite laminates were prepared with different proportions of phenol formaldehyde and fibers. Tensile test, moisture absorption test, and biodegradable tests on these laminates were carried out. Properties of these areca-reinforced phenol formaldehyde composite laminates were analyzed and reported. © 2009 American Institute of Physics.