Published in Scientific Papers. Series E. Land Reclamation, Earth Observation & Surveying, Environmental Engineering, Vol. XIV
Written by Irina POPA, Vasilica VASILE, Alexandrina MUREȘANU
Agriculture is one of the main sources generating significant quantities of natural agro-industrial by-products, such as stalks, fibrous residues, husks and cobs, etc. Based on the principles of the circular economy, such natural materials can have numerous possibilities for superior valorization, often as biocomposite materials, in various fields, not least in construction. Starting from the recognized potential for valorization of natural agro-industrial by-products in this sector, the paper presents aspects regarding the importance of compatibility and interaction between two natural materials, namely rice husks and industrial hemp fibers, and a synthetic resin as their binder. The implications of the compatibility and interactions between such types of materials and how this can influence the evolution over time of some characteristics of the biocomposite material expected to be used in the construction field as coatings are also presented.
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