ABSTRACT

Environment-friendly, fully biodegradable green composites based on plant natural bres and resins are increasingly used for various applications as replacements for nondegradable materials. Green composite based on plant bre is a very promising and sustainable green material without using any toxic chemicals. They contain plant bre and thermosets or thermoplastics. In comparison to other nondegradable materials, plant bres are suitable to reinforce plastics due to relative high strength and stiffness, low cost, low density, low CO2 emission and biodegradability. A modern automobile requires recyclable or biodegradable parts because of the increasing demand for clean environment. A natural and biodegradable composite reinforced by natural bres provides an important environmental advantage in automobile industry.