Coir Fiber and its Composites

Coir fiber is known for its toughness and wear properties which favor it for application in many industrial end products. These properties are not only based on excellent characteristics, but also its availability in tropical countries, such as the South East Asia region. The significant features of coir fibers are that its abundantly available worldwide, at a low price, with competitive mechanical, physical, and chemical properties, which make them stand out as an alternative to other natural fibers that are used in the composites market. The unique feature of Coir Fiber and its Composites is that it presents unified knowledge on eco-friendly coir fiber composites covering characterization, design, manufacture, and applications. The properties of coir fiber, its extraction and processing are explored in-depth. This book will help researchers, scientists, and those working in various industries to understand the need of coir fiber composites in the development of green, biodegradable, and sustainable components which have potential in real-world applications. The book elaborates on the basic characterization of coir fibers and its composite properties such as physical, mechanical, morphological, thermal, structural, and chemical properties. Coir Fiber and its Composites covers diverse topics such as cultivation and anatomical structure, the extraction process of coir fibers, and improvement of coir fiber by various treatments and applications. Sustainable coir composites have potential in automotive, marine, aerospace, construction, wind energy and consumer goods. The book provides sound knowledge on coir fiber and its composites including modern design and manufacture engineering with numerous example illustrations, methods and results that will be valuable for graduate students, researchers, and industrialists working in the development of plant-based composite materials. Covers all aspects of coir fibers and their composites, such as cultivation, extraction, processing, modification, composite design, properties and applications Provides an overview of all types of natural fibers and their composites to give an insight on which fiber is suitable for a specific application A comparison is also given in terms of properties, costs, production processes and availability of different fibers Covers life cycle assessment, case studies on industrial product development, manufacturing and design as well as numerical problems and solutions