Influence of Surface Modification on Physical, Mechanical, and Morphological Properties of Natural Single Areca catechu Fiber

In the present study, fibers extracted from empty areca fruit were surface modified by giving chemical treatment with 2% NaOH solutionat laboratory temperature to investigate the effect of alkali treatment onphysical, mechanical, and morphological properties of arecafiber. Tensile strength and Young...

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Published in:Oriental journal of chemistry 2019-04, Vol.35 (2), p.605-610
Main Authors: G. Ranganagowda, Raghu Patel, Kamath, Sakshi Shantharam, Kumar Chandrappa, Ravi, Bennehalli, Basavaraju
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Language:English
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Summary:In the present study, fibers extracted from empty areca fruit were surface modified by giving chemical treatment with 2% NaOH solutionat laboratory temperature to investigate the effect of alkali treatment onphysical, mechanical, and morphological properties of arecafiber. Tensile strength and Young’s modulus of areca fiber found to decrease with alkali treatment. But improvement in elongation at break of the fiber was observed for alkali treated fiber due to elimination of lignin and hemicelluloses from the fiber surface upon alkali treatment. The results proved that the natural areca fiber is a potential alternative source for strengthening the polymer composite industries.
ISSN:0970-020X
2231-5039
DOI:10.13005/ojc/350214