An empirical review of the recent advances in treatment of natural fibers for reinforced plastic composites

The aim of this paper was to review the recent advances in treatment strategies for natural fibers before their utilization in a reinforced composite in the last 5 years. More focus was placed on experimental methodology and how the treatment affects the final composite properties. The review was conducted to determine the important treatment steps, identify the empirical methodology in terms of process parameters, draw some fundamental...