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Lately, researchers around the world have developedeffective chemical and physical treatments on plantfibers to improve their compatibility with polymeric matrices.In addition, the need of high performance fabricsproduced from plant fibers has been addressed bymany manufacturers of textile reinforcements. Thesefacts have increased the use of natural fibers in thecomposite industry. Liquid Composite Molding (LCM)techniques are suitable for mass production of highqualitycomposite parts. Basically, the reinforcement iscompressed inside a mold and a thermosetting resin isinjected to impregnate the fibers and fill the emptyspaces in the mold. After the resin cures, the compositepart is demolded. However, the processing of plantfiber?reinforced composites by the traditional techniquesis not trivial, because the structure of plant fibersis more complex than that of synthetic fibers and due totheir chemical composition rich in cellulose and hemicellulose,they are highly hydrophilic. This work presentsa review on the main issues that arise during the processingof plant fiber reinforced composites by traditionalliquid composite molding techniques

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