Natural fibres are bio-based materials manufactured from materials such as wood, cotton, flax, kenaf, and hemp. All these materials are less harmful to the environment and easily available. The raw ...

A plant fibre can be compared to a composite material that is reinforced with cellulose fibrils (Figure 1) [1]. These are oriented helically at an angle called the microfibrillar angle. In a composite ...

Natural fibres that are increasingly being used in wet wipes may actually do more harm to the environment than the synthetic ones they are designed to replace. Viscose and lyocell, which are made from ...

Nisa Salim is national chair of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Carbon Division. The Bureau of Meteorology has warned Australia is facing one of the hottest summers on record. As the ...

A new study has found natural fibres in wet wipes might be worse for the environment than synthetic ones. Whether it’s the cardboard beds at the Olympics or the bar that only accepted beach litter as ...

While shopping for activewear, you’ll undoubtedly see plenty of marketing copy touting the benefits of both natural and synthetic materials. Both have benefits and drawbacks, and many “natural” ...

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