The book is primarily focused on natural plant (lignocellulosic) fibers as sustainable reinforcement material for green composites. It begins with a brief introduction to common plant-based reinforcements, their extraction techniques, the structure of plant fibers, and describes novel fibers extracted from fruit, seeds, leaf, bast, and agricultural waste. The book then focuses on the application of these fibers as reinforcements for composite materials, covering reinforcement and composite fabrication techniques, as well as their performance evaluation. Overall, the book provides a unique and comprehensive look at lignocellulosic fibers for use in green composites, appealing to both researchers in the area of sustainable materials and industry professionals and entrepreneurs interested in their utilization in value-added composite products.

Introduces and discusses different potential natural-fiber reinforcements for green bio-composites Looks at various sustainable fiber sources available from, e.g., fruit, seeds, and agricultural waste Explores new natural fibers extracted from plant waste for use as value-added products

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Khubab Shaker obtained his doctorate from National Textile University at Faisalabad, Pakistan in 20018. He is one of the most productive researchers in textiles and composite materials at National Textile University Pakistan, with 58 impact factor publications, 2 edited books, 9 book chapters and more than 25 conference papers and keynote talks. He is currently serving as Assistant Professor and Chairman, Department of Materials at National Textile University, Pakistan. His areas of research include natural fibers, biopolymers, green composites, and their applications as potential replacement of synthetic composite materials.
Yasir Nawab is an Associate Professor at the National Textile University, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Currently, he is working as Dean School of Engineering & Technology and leading the Textile Composite Materials Research Group. His research areas are Composite Materials, 2D & 3D woven fabrics and Finite element analysis. He is the author of over 120 peer-reviewed journal articles, 5 books/book chapters and over 50 conference communications. He is the founding Director of National Center for Composite Materials. He received his Ph.D from the University of Nantes, France in the domain of composite materials in 2012, which was declared as Remarkable Ph.D in science & Technology in that year. In 2013, he did his postdoc from the ONERA (The French Aerospace lab) and University of Le Havre, France.

Inhalt
Green Composite Solutions.- Lignocellulosic Fiber Structure.- Fruit, Seed and Leaf Fibers.- Bast and Grass Fibers.- Wood and Agriculture Waste Fibers.- Performance of Green Composites.