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Nonconventional Materials (NOCMAT) for Ecological and Sustainable Development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 October 2016

Khosrow Ghavami  and
Arash Azadeh
Khosrow Ghavami*
Affiliation:
Chairman of International committen on NOCMAT and abmtenc, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brazil - 22451-900 Professor, Pontificia Univesidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brazil - 22451-900
Arash Azadeh
Affiliation:
PhD student, PUC-Rio, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brazil - 22451-900
*
*(Email: ghavami@puc-rio.br)
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Abstract

Four decades of advanced research about Non-Conventional Materials and Technologies (NOCMAT) such as bamboo and composites reinforced with natural fibers have shown that it is now possible to produce and use high performance NOCMAT. Bamboo and composites reinforced with vegetable fibers are capable, meeting most engineering demand in terms of strength, stiffness, toughness and energy absorption capability. The greatest challenge of the 21st century is the need for cost-effective, durable and eco-friendly construction materials that will meet the global needs of infrastructure regeneration and rehabilitation which alone can enhance the quality of life for all the people of the world. This paper summarizes some results of judicious combination of different matrix reinforced with vegetable fibers, especially bamboo. These sustainable ecological materials are strong, ductile and capable of absorbing large amounts of energy. They could find extensive applications in the engineering particularly in developing countries. Specifically, the development of durable composites reinforced with vegetable fibers and bamboo poses an important challenge to the science and skills of engineering. This challenge could create the most useful, eco-friendly construction materials backed by an endless supply of renewable natural resources. In addition the paper presents results of some ongoing research concerning bamboo and how vegetable fibers such as hemp plant, before the invention of Nylon was the most used materials in all aspects of human life around the globe and why it was banned.

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compositeenvironmentally protectivebiomaterial
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MRS Advances , Volume 1 , Issue 53: Energy and Environment , 2016 , pp. 3553 - 3564
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2016 

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