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In view of the increasing shortage of resources as well as growing ecological damage, the aspects of the exploitation of raw materials and the recovery after the end of the lifetime of products have to increasingly be taken into consideration. In addition, the aspect of saving energy by means of lightweight constructions must also be regarded. The use of conventional, i.e. petrochemically-based plastics and fibre-reinforced polymers, the production process, as well as usage and recovery are often very difficult and demand considerable technical resources. An answer to solve all these problems may be provided by natural fibre-reinforced biopolymers based upon renewable resources, called biocomposites in the following. By embedding plant fibres, e.g. from flax, hemp, or ramie (cellulose fibres) into biopolymeric matrices, e.g. derivatives from cellulose, starch, shellac, or plant oils, fibre-reinforced polymers are obtained that can be integrated into natural cycles in an environmentally-friendly manner, e.g. by classic recycling, by CO2-neutral incineration (including recovery of energy), and possibly by composting.
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Nickel, J., Riedel, U. (2001). Structural Materials Made Of Renewable Resources (Biocomposites). In: Chiellini, E., Gil, H., Braunegg, G., Buchert, J., Gatenholm, P., van der Zee, M. (eds) Biorelated Polymers. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3374-7_3
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