Biobased composites: materials, properties, and potential applications as wind turbine blade materials

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Abstract

This chapter about biobased composites starts by presenting the most promising types of cellulose fibers; their properties, processing, and preforms for composites, together with an introduction to biobased matrix materials. This chapter then presents the typical mechanical properties of biobased composites, based on examples of composites with different fiber/matrix combinations, followed by a case study of the stiffness and specific stiffness of cellulose fiber composites versus glass fiber composites using micromechanical model calculations. Finally, this chapter presents some of the special considerations to be addressed in the development and application of biobased composites.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Wind Turbine Blade Design and Materials
EditorsPovl Brøndsted, Stergios Goutianos, Rogier Nijssen
Number of pages22
PublisherElsevier
Publication date2023
Edition2nd
Pages395-416
Chapter11
ISBN (Electronic)978-0-08-103007-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
SeriesWoodhead Publishing Series in Energy

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