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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">po</journal-id>
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<journal-title>Polímeros</journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">Polímeros</abbrev-journal-title>
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<issn pub-type="ppub">0104-1428</issn>
<issn pub-type="epub">1678-5169</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name>Associação Brasileira de Polímeros</publisher-name>
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<article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">polimerosAR1722</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.1590/0104-1428.1722</article-id>
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<subj-group subj-group-type="heading">
<subject>Review Articles</subject>
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<title-group>
<article-title>Vegetal fibers in polymeric composites: a review</article-title>
<alt-title alt-title-type="running-title">Vegetal fibers in polymeric composites: a review</alt-title>
<alt-title alt-title-type="running-authors">Pereira, P. H. F., Rosa, M. F., Cioffi, M. O. H., Benini, K. C. C. C., Milanese, A. C., Voorwald, H. J. C., & Mulinari, D. R.</alt-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Pereira</surname>
<given-names>Paulo Henrique Fernandes</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff01">
<sup>1</sup>
</xref>
<xref ref-type="corresp" rid="c01">*</xref>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Rosa</surname>
<given-names>Morsyleide de Freitas</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff01">
<sup>1</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Cioffi</surname>
<given-names>Maria Odila Hilário</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff02">
<sup>2</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Benini</surname>
<given-names>Kelly Cristina Coelho de Carvalho</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff02">
<sup>2</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Milanese</surname>
<given-names>Andressa Cecília</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff02">
<sup>2</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Voorwald</surname>
<given-names>Herman Jacobus Cornelis</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff02">
<sup>2</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Mulinari</surname>
<given-names>Daniela Regina</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff03">
<sup>3</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<aff id="aff01">
<label>1</label>
<institution content-type="orgname">Embrapa Agroindústria Tropical</institution>
<addr-line>
<named-content content-type="city">Fortaleza</named-content>
<named-content content-type="state">CE</named-content>
</addr-line>
<institution content-type="original">Embrapa Agroindústria Tropical, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil</institution>
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<aff id="aff02">
<label>2</label>
<institution content-type="orgdiv2">Departamento de Materiais e Tecnologia</institution>
<institution content-type="orgdiv1">Faculdade de Engenharia de Guaratinguetá</institution>
<institution content-type="orgname">Universidade Estadual Paulista</institution>
<addr-line>
<named-content content-type="city">Guaratinguetá</named-content>
<named-content content-type="state">SP</named-content>
</addr-line>
<institution content-type="original">Departamento de Materiais e Tecnologia, Faculdade de Engenharia de Guaratinguetá, Universidade Estadual Paulista – UNESP, Guaratinguetá, SP, Brazil</institution>
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<label>3</label>
<institution content-type="orgname">Centro Universitário de Volta Redonda</institution>
<addr-line>
<named-content content-type="city">Volta Redonda</named-content>
<named-content content-type="state">RJ</named-content>
</addr-line>
<institution content-type="original">Centro Universitário de Volta Redonda – UniFOA, Volta Redonda, RJ, Brazil</institution>
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<author-notes>
<corresp id="c01">
<label>*</label>
</corresp>
</author-notes>
<pub-date pub-type="epub-ppub">
<season>Jan-Feb</season>
<year>2015</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>25</volume>
<issue>1</issue>
<fpage>9</fpage>
<lpage>22</lpage>
<history>
<date date-type="received">
<day>07</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2014</year>
</date>
<date date-type="rev-recd">
<day>10</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2014</year>
</date>
<date date-type="accepted">
<day>19</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2014</year>
</date>
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<abstract>
<p>The need to develop and commercialize materials containing vegetal fibers has grown in order to reduce environmental impact and reach sustainability. Large amounts of lignocellulosic materials are generated around the world from several human activities. The lignocellulosic materials are composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, extractives and ashes. Recently these constituents have been used in different applications; in particular, cellulose has been the subject of numerous works on the development of composite materials reinforced with natural fibers. Many studies have led to composite materials reinforced with fibers to improve the mechanical, physical, and thermal properties. Furthermore, lignocellulosic materials have been treated to apply in innovative solutions for efficient and sustainable systems. This paper aims to review the lignocellulosic fibers characteristics, as well as to present their applications as reinforcement in composites of different polymeric matrices.</p>
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<kwd>thermoplastic composite</kwd>
<kwd>thermoset composite</kwd>
<kwd>lignocellulosic residues</kwd>
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<funding-source id="sp1">Fundação Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico</funding-source>
<award-id rid="sp1">DCR-0024-00522.01.00/12</award-id>
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<funding-source id="sp2">Fapesp</funding-source>
<award-id rid="sp2">2011/14.153-8</award-id>
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<title>5. Acknowledgements</title>
<p>The authors acknowledge the financial support from Fundação Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, process n° DCR-0024-00522.01.00/12 and Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (Fapesp), process n° 2011/14.153-8.</p>
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