The development of natural fibre composites for marine applications

These scholarships will cover full-time PhD tuition fees for three years (subject to satisfactory academic performance) and will provide a £900 per annum research training support grant (RTSG) to help support the PhD researcher.

Applicants who already hold a doctoral degree or who have been registered on a programme of research leading to the award of a doctoral degree on a full-time basis for more than one year (or part-time equivalent) are NOT eligible to apply for an award.

Please note: you will automatically be entered into the competition for the Full Award, unless you state otherwise in your application.

The scholarship will cover tuition fees at the Home rate and a maintenance allowance of £19,000 (tbc) per annum for three years (subject to satisfactory academic performance).

This scholarship also comes with £900 per annum for three years as a research training support grant (RTSG) allocation to help support the PhD researcher.

Effect of Hemp Fibre Surface Treatment on the Fibre-Matrix Interface and the Influence of Cellulose, Hemicellulose, and Lignin Contents on Composite Strength Properties. Mohammad Mazedul Kabir, Mohammad Yousef Alhaik, Saud Hamad Aldajah, Kin Tak Lau, Hao Wang, Md Mainul Islam, Advances in Materials Science and Engineering Volume 2021, Article ID 9753779, https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/9753779

Effect of Hemp Fiber Surface Treatment on the Moisture/Water Resistance and Reaction to Fire of Reinforced PLA Composites Percy Festus Alao,Laetitia Marrot, Heikko Kallakas, Alar Just,Triinu Poltimäe, Jaan Kers 1. Materials 2021, 14(15), 4332; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14154332

Effects of Fibre Surface Treatments on Mechanical Properties of Hemp Fibre Composites. Asim Shahzad, Composite Interfaces 18(9):737-54, 2011.DOI:10.1163/156855412X629583.

Effects of Fibre Surface Treatments on Mechanical Properties of Hemp Fibre Composites. Asim Shahzad, Composite Interfaces 18(9):737-54, 2011.DOI:10.1163/156855412X629583.

The green catalyst: Role of hemp fibers in the curing reaction of bio-based epoxy composites. Mohammed Khalifa, Günter Wuzella, Herfried Lammer, Materials Today Communications, Volume 37, December 2023, 107052.

Structural performance analysis of hemp fiber-reinforced hybrid composites in wind turbine blade manufacturing, Lahcen Amzil a, Saloua Fertahi, Tarik Raffak, Taoufiq Mouhib

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Bharath, K.N. and Basavarajappa, S., 2016. Applications of biocomposite materials based on natural fibers from renewable resources: a review. Science and Engineering of Composite Materials, 23(2), pp.123-133.

Jin, H., Tian, L., Bing, W., Zhao, J. and Ren, L., 2022. Bioinspired marine antifouling coatings: Status, prospects, and future. Progress in Materials Science, 124, p.100889