Potential use of leaf fiber of Azores’ pineapple in reinforcement of composite materials

This work presents the potential of Azores pineapple leaf fiber in the reinforcement of polymeric materials. The influence of several parameters in the physical and mechanical properties were studied, namely the fibre length, fibre mass fraction and surface treatment application in the fibrous materials.The authors gratefully acknowledge the funding by P2020, under Individual Project SI I&DT ACORES-01-0247-FEDER-000007, entitled as “Pinneaple Composite – Development of EcoComposites reinforced by pineapple fiber for components of architecture and urban furniture”