Relationships between tensile strength, morphology and crystallinity of treated kenaf bast fibers

Author(s):  
H. Sosiati ◽  
Ar Rohim ◽  
Ma`arif ◽  
K. Triyana ◽  
Harsojo
2006 ◽  
Vol 2006.42 (0) ◽  
pp. 23-24
Author(s):  
Shinji OCHI ◽  
Hiroaki KAWASOKO ◽  
Jun TANEICHI ◽  
Hidetomo NISHIMURA

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinshu Shi ◽  
Sheldon Q. Shi ◽  
H. Michael Barnes ◽  
Mark F. Horstemeyer ◽  
Ge Wang

The objective of this study was to investigate an inorganic nanoparticle impregnation (INI) technique to improve the compatibility between kenaf bast fibers and polyolefin matrices. The Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) was used to examine the surface morphology of the INI-treated fibers showing that the CaCO3nanoparticle crystals grew onto the fiber surface. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) was used to verify the CaCO3nanoparticle deposits on the fiber surface. The tension tests of the individual fiber were conducted, and the results showed that the tensile strength of the fibers increased significantly (more than 20%) after the INI treatments. Polymer composites were fabricated using the INI-treated fiber as reinforcement and polypropylene (PP) as the matrix. The results showed that the INI treatments improved the compatibility between kenaf fibers and PP matrix. The tensile modulus and tensile strength of the composites reinforced with INI-treated fibers increased by 25.9% and 10.4%, respectively, compared to those reinforced with untreated kenaf fibers.


2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 22-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Razak Wahab ◽  
Hashim W. Samsi ◽  
Mohd Tamizi Mustafa ◽  
Mazlan Mohamed ◽  
Mohd Sukhairi Mat Rasat ◽  
...  

BioResources ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 879-890 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinshu Shi ◽  
Sheldon Q. Shi ◽  
H. Michael Barnes ◽  
Charles U. Pittman

The objective of this research was to evaluate an all-chemical process to prepare nano-scale to macro-scale cellulosic fibers from kenaf bast fibers, for polymer composite reinforcement. The procedure used in this all-chemical process included alkaline retting to obtain single cellulosic retted fiber, bleaching treatment to obtain delignified bleached fiber, and acidic hydrolysis to obtain both pure-cellulose microfiber and cellulose nanowhisker (CNW). At each step of this chemical process, the resultant fibers were characterized for crystallinity using X-ray diffraction (XRD), for functional groups using the Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and for surface morphology using both the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The chemical components of the different scale fibers were analyzed. Based on the raw kenaf bast fibers, the yields of retted fibers and bleached fibers were 44.6% and 41.4%. The yield of the pure cellulose microfibers was 26.3%. The yield of CNWs was 10.4%, where about 22.6% α-cellulose had been converted into CNWs. The fiber crystallinity increased as the scale of the fiber decreased, from 49.9% (retted single fibers) to 83.9% (CNWs). The CNWs had fiber lengths of 100 nm to 1400 nm, diameters of 7 to 84 nm, and aspect ratios of 10 to 50. The incorporation of 9% (wt%) CNWs in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) composites increased the tensile strength by 46%.


2016 ◽  
Vol 700 ◽  
pp. 93-101
Author(s):  
S.F. Zhafer ◽  
A.R. Rozyanty ◽  
S.B.S. Shahnaz ◽  
Luqman Musa ◽  
A. Zuliahani

Kenaf bast fibers were prepared into two types as untreated and maleic anhydride (MA) treated. Unsaturated polyester (UPE) resin was used as matrix and applied onto the kenaf bast fibers using hand lay-up method. Transverse and longitudinal flexural properties of unidirectional long kenaf bast fiber reinforced unsaturated polyester composites were performed and the effect of fiber modification and loading were studied. It is found that the transverse flexural strength of both types of composites decreases with the increasing of kenaf loading. Contrary, longitudinal flexural strength of both composites increases with the increasing of kenaf loading. Improved transverse and longitudinal flexural properties are shown by MA treatment of kenaf bast fiber. The interactions between fiber and matrix of fractured flexural surface were also observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM).


2019 ◽  
Vol 116 ◽  
pp. 352-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duolikun Tuerxun ◽  
Thiruchelvi Pulingam ◽  
Nurul Izza Nordin ◽  
You Wei Chen ◽  
Jahangir Bin Kamaldin ◽  
...  

Cellulose ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 855-866 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanieh Kargarzadeh ◽  
Ishak Ahmad ◽  
Ibrahim Abdullah ◽  
Alain Dufresne ◽  
Siti Yasmine Zainudin ◽  
...  

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