Structure and performance control of plant fiber based foam material by fibrillation via refining treatment

Plant fiber based foam materials have the potential for replacing traditional plastic analogs because of their biodegradability, recyclability, and abundance. However, the relatively large size of plant fibers results in large bubble formation during foaming due to weak hydrogen bonding between the fibers. In turn, this feature translates into a lack of pore uniformity and poor mechanical strength of the ultimately formed foams, thus hindering...