Natural plant fibre reinforced concrete
OwnerGrant Raymond Bogyo, Ronald Fredrick Rydeinventors
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Abstract
A composite material and process for forming composite material. The composite material comprises a quantity of plastinated plant distributed within a matrix material. The process comprises separating a plant material into plant fibers plastinating the plant fibers and combining the plastinated plant fibers with a matrix material. The plant fibers may be selected form the group consisting of bamboo, hemp and flax. The plant fibers may be formed by crushing a portion of a plant. The matrix material may comprise Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET). The PET may be shredded and heated. The heated composite material may be formed into rebar and be arranged in a pattern within a concrete slurry.
Claims10
A composite material comprising:
- a quantity of a bodies of a plant material having substantially no water within cells of the plant material and having liquid polymer impregnated within the cells of the plant material in place of the removed water;
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- a matrix material surrounding the fibers of plant material.
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