Abstract
There are tremendous demands of lightweight materials for use in transportation and construction sectors. Natural fibers (NFs) in reinforced polymer composites are relatively lightweight. However, NFs have some limitations due to their moisture affinity, poor wettability and low thermal stability during processing with synthetic polymers. These drawbacks have been overcome by effective physical and chemical treatments of NFs. Among various NFs, oil palm biomasses (OPBs) are readily available in some tropical countries and have received intense attention in the composite industries. In this chapter, the performance of untreated and differently treated OPB fibers, reinforced thermoplastic and thermoset composites prepared through extrusion, compression and injection moldings have been discussed in detail.
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