Thermoplastic polymers reinforced with fibrous agricultural residues

The scope of the present paper is to study the perspectives of using lignocellulosic fibrous plant residues as fillers of thermoplastic polymers. Those natural fibres are low-cost by-products, environmental-friendly and practically sustainable raw materials. The lignocellulosic materials used in this study were both untreated and pre-treated residues from eucalyptus wood, ground corncob, and brewery's spent grain. Polymer matrices of low-density...