Surfaces and Interfaces in Natural Fibre Reinforced Composites: Fundamentals, Modifications and Characterization

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This book is addressed to Master and PhD students as well as researchers from academia and industry. It aims to provide the key definitions to understand the issues related to interface modifications in natural fibre based composites considering the particular supramolecular and micro- structures encountered in plant fibres. A particular emphasis is given to the modification and functionalization strategies of natural fibres and their impact on biocomposites behaviour and properties. Commonly used and newly developed treatment processes are described in view of scaling-up natural fibre treatments for their implementation in industry. Finally, a detailed and comprehensive description of the tools and methodologies developed to investigate and characterize surfaces and interfaces in natural fibre based composites is reviewed and discussed. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Introduction on Natural Fibre Structure: From the Molecular to the Macrostructural Level (Nicolas Le Moigne, Belkacem Otazaghine, Stéphane Corn, Hélène Angellier-Coussy, Anne Bergeret)....Pages 1-22 Interfaces in Natural Fibre Reinforced Composites: Definitions and Roles (Nicolas Le Moigne, Belkacem Otazaghine, Stéphane Corn, Hélène Angellier-Coussy, Anne Bergeret)....Pages 23-34 Modification of the Interface/Interphase in Natural Fibre Reinforced Composites: Treatments and Processes (Nicolas Le Moigne, Belkacem Otazaghine, Stéphane Corn, Hélène Angellier-Coussy, Anne Bergeret)....Pages 35-70 Characterization of the Fibre Modifications and Localization of the Functionalization Molecules (Nicolas Le Moigne, Belkacem Otazaghine, Stéphane Corn, Hélène Angellier-Coussy, Anne Bergeret)....Pages 71-100 Characterization of the Interface/Interphase in Natural Fibre Based Composites (Nicolas Le Moigne, Belkacem Otazaghine, Stéphane Corn, Hélène Angellier-Coussy, Anne Bergeret)....Pages 101-133 Back Matter ....Pages 135-136