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      Natural Fibers as an Alternative to Synthetic Fibers in Reinforcement of Geopolymer Matrices: A Comparative Review

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          Geopolymer materials have been gaining ground in the civil construction sector not only for having superior physical properties when compared to conventional cement, but also for being less harmful to the environment, since the synthesis of the geopolymer does not release toxic gases or require high energy costs. On the other hand, geopolymer materials like cementitious matrices have low flexural strength and have fragile breakage. To overcome these deficiencies, the insertion of fibers in geopolymeric matrices has been evaluated as a solution. Although most research on this practice focuses on the use of synthetic fibers, the use of natural fibers has been growing and brings as an advantage the possibility of producing an even more ecological material, satisfying the need to create eco-friendly materials that exists today in society. Thus, this paper aimed to, through the evaluation of research available in the literature, understand the behavior of fibers in geopolymer matrices, identify similarities and differences between the performance of geopolymer composites reinforced with natural and synthetic fibers and, understanding that it is possible, point out ways to optimize the performance of these composites.

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                Contributors
                Role: Academic Editor
                Journal
                Polymers (Basel)
                Polymers (Basel)
                polymers
                Polymers
                MDPI
                2073-4360
                28 July 2021
                August 2021
                : 13
                : 15
                : 2493
                Affiliations
                [1 ]LECIV—Civil Engineering Laboratory, UENF—State University of the Northern Rio de Janeiro, Av. Alberto Lamego, 2000, Campos dos Goytacazes 28013-602, RJ, Brazil; ariana.sazeredo@ 123456gmail.com
                [2 ]LAMAV—Advanced Materials Laboratory, UENF—State University of the Northern Rio de Janeiro, Av. Alberto Lamego, 2000, Campos dos Goytacazes 28013-602, RJ, Brazil; markssuel@ 123456hotmail.com (M.T.M.); leandrobarbosa850@ 123456gmail.com (L.B.d.O.); vieira@ 123456uenf.br (C.M.F.V.)
                [3 ]Department of Materials Science, IME—Military Institute of Engineering, Square General Tibúrcio, 80, Rio de Janeiro 22290-270, RJ, Brazil; snevesmonteiro@ 123456gmail.com
                [4 ]Polytechnic Institute, Far Eastern Federal University, 690922 Vladivostok, Russia; timokhin.ra@ 123456students.dvfu.ru
                [5 ]Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, 195251 St. Petersburg, Russia; vatin@ 123456mail.ru
                [6 ]North Caucasus Branch, Belgorod State Technological University Named after V.G. Shukhov, 357202 Mineralnye Vody, Russia; cafedrapzgsh@ 123456yandex.ru
                Author notes
                [* ]Correspondence: afonso.garcez91@ 123456gmail.com (A.R.G.d.A.); fedyuk.rs@ 123456dvfu.ru Ro (R.F.)
                Author information
                https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4694-4459
                https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2162-1872
                https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2279-1240
                https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1196-8004
                Article
                polymers-13-02493
                10.3390/polym13152493
                8347070
                34372097
                3ba2bf26-a2f0-4e8d-8556-246a523fe5ab
                © 2021 by the authors.

                Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

                History
                : 02 July 2021
                : 23 July 2021
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                natural fibers,synthetic fibers,geopolymer matrices
                natural fibers, synthetic fibers, geopolymer matrices

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