This book addresses different aspects of green biocomposite manufacture from natural fibres and bioplastics, including the manufacturing procedures and the physical, mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of green biocomposites. Featuring illustrations and tables that maximize reader insights into the current research on biocomposites, it emphasises the role of green technology in the manufacture of biocomposites and analysis of properties of biocomposites for different applications. It is a valuable resource for researchers and scientists in industry wanting to understand the need for biocomposites in the development of green, biodegradable and sustainable products for different applications.

This book addresses different aspects of green biocomposite manufacture from natural fibres and bioplastics, including the manufacturing procedures and the physical, mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of green biocomposites. Featuring illustrations and tables that maximize reader insights into the current research on biocomposites, it emphasises the role of green technology in the manufacture of biocomposites and analysis of properties of biocomposites for different applications. It is a valuable resource for researchers and scientists in industry wanting to understand the need for biocomposites in the development of green, biodegradable and sustainable products for different applications.

This book covers topics related to developing natural-fiber composite products during the conceptual design stage in the product development process. It describes the concurrent engineering methods and tools applied in natural-fiber composite product development and discusses the major conceptual design activities, such as geometrical conceptual design development and selection, materials selection and manufacturing process selection. The book also includes case studies with illustrations on the related conceptual design aspects of developing natural-fiber composite products to provide designers with practical guidance on applying the selected tool for their project.

The issue of environmental problem is one of the factor why industry turn to natural fibres in producing a new type of products. These new green resources have many advantages such as low cost, low density, abundance, sustainability and biodegradable which makes natural fibres more interesting to the applied research community in order to tap the full potential of the materials. One of the plants that is popular in Malaysia nowadays is sugar palm tree. This phenomenon is due to the multipurpose potential of sugar palm tree to produce a renewable energy in the form of biofuel. It can also produce a variety of by-products including foods and beverages, biopolymer and biocomposites. Thus, the vital alternative to solve the agriculture residues from sugar palm tree is to use it as reinforcement material in the development of polymer composites.