Effect of fiber surface treatments on the fiber–matrix interaction in banana fiber reinforced polyester composites

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Effect of fiber surface treatments on the fiber-matrix interaction in banana fiber reinforced polyester compositesCitation for published version (APA): Pothan, L. A., George, J., & Thomas, S. (2002). Effect of fiber surface treatments on the fiber-matrix interaction in banana fiber reinforced polyester composites. Composite interfaces, 9(4), 335-353. Document status and date:Published: 01/01/2002 Document Version:Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of Record (includes final page, issue and volume numbers) Please check the document version of this publication:• A submitted manuscript is the version of the article upon submission and before peer-review. There can be important differences between the submitted version and the official published version of record. People interested in the research are advised to contact the author for the final version of the publication, or visit the DOI to the publisher's website.• The final author version and the galley proof are versions of the publication after peer review.• The final published version features the final layout of the paper including the volume, issue and page numbers. Link to publication General rightsCopyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights.• Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research.• You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal.If the publication is distributed under the terms of Article 25fa of the Dutch Copyright Act, indicated by the "Taverne" license above, please follow below link for the End User Agreement:www.tue.nl/taverne Take down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us at:openaccess@tue.nl providing details and we will investigate your claim.Download date: 28. Apr. 2019Composite Interfaces, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 335-353 (2002) Abstract-Cellulosic bers have been used as cost-cutting llers in plastic industry. Among the various factors, the nal performance of the composite materials depends to a large extent on the adhesion between the polymer matrix and the reinforcement and therefore on the quality of the interface. To achieve optimum performance of the end product, suf cient interaction between the matrix resin and the cellulosic material is desired. This is often achieved by surface modi cation of the resin or the ller. Banana ber, the cellulosic bers obtained from the pseudo-stem of banana plant (Musa sepientum) is a bast ber with relatively good mechanical properties. The ber surface was modi ed chemically to bring about improved interfacial interaction between the ber and the polyester matrix. Various silanes and alkali were used to modify the ber...

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