A New Study on Characterization and Properties of Natural Fibers Obtained from Olive Tree (Olea europaea L.) Residues

Nowadays, fibers extracted from natural resources have a wide range of promising applications, including the prospect to be used as reinforcing material in polymer composites. In this context, the purpose of this study has been to extract fibers from different parts of the olive tree (leaves, small...

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Published in:Journal of polymers and the environment 2019-11, Vol.27 (11), p.2334-2340
Main Authors: Alshammari, Basheer A., Alotaibi, Majed D., Alothman, Othman Y., Sanjay, M. R., Kian, Lau Kia, Almutairi, Zeyad, Jawaid, Mohammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
BIOLOGICAL WASTES
Branches
BY-PRODUCTS
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Crystal structure
Crystallinity
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology
FIBERS
FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETERS
Fruit trees
Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering
INFRARED SPECTRA
LEAVES
MATERIALS SCIENCE
Natural resources
OLIVE TREES
OLIVES
Organic chemistry
Original Paper
Polymer matrix composites
Polymer Sciences
POLYMERS
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Size distribution
Thermal analysis
THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS
Thermal stability
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
WOOD PRODUCTS INDUSTRY
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
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Summary:Nowadays, fibers extracted from natural resources have a wide range of promising applications, including the prospect to be used as reinforcing material in polymer composites. In this context, the purpose of this study has been to extract fibers from different parts of the olive tree (leaves, small and large branches) and characterize their physico-chemical, thermal, and morphological properties using advanced equipment. Olive leaf (OL) fiber showed asymmetrical size distribution, as compared to those extracted from small olive branches (OSS), and big olive branches (OBS). The OL fiber exhibited 64.1% crystallinity, which is lower than that of the OSS fiber—with 65.4% crystallinity. Thermal analysis revealed that the OBS and OSS fibers are more thermally stable, compared to the OL fibers. The obtained results concluded that olive tree fibers can be suitable for being used as reinforcement material to develop polymer composites for various lightweight applications.
ISSN:1566-2543
1572-8919
DOI:10.1007/s10924-019-01526-8