Investigation of Physico-Chemical Properties of Alkali-Treated<i>Prosopis juliflora</i>Fibers

Saravanakumar, S. S.; Kumaravel, A.; Nagarajan, T.; Moorthy, I. Ganesh

doi:10.1080/1023666x.2014.902527

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“…Hence, numerous scientists and engineers tend toward green materials that can enhance the products' environmental aspects [13,[16][17][18][19]. Thus, materials extracted from natural resources gained more attention as an alternative to synthetic fibers in composite materials.…”

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Recent Developments in Luffa Natural Fiber Composites: Review

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Natural fiber composites (NFCs) are an evolving area in polymer sciences. Fibers extracted from natural sources hold a wide set of advantages such as negligible cost, significant mechanical characteristics, low density, high strength-to-weight ratio, environmental friendliness, recyclability, etc. Luffa cylindrica, also termed luffa gourd or luffa sponge, is a natural fiber that has a solid potential to replace synthetic fibers in composite materials in diverse applications like vibration isolation, sound absorption, packaging, etc. Recently, many researches have involved luffa fibers as a reinforcement in the development of NFC, aiming to investigate their performance in selected matrices as well as the behavior of the end NFC. This paper presents a review on recent developments in luffa natural fiber composites. Physical, morphological, mechanical, thermal, electrical, and acoustic properties of luffa NFCs are investigated, categorized, and compared, taking into consideration selected matrices as well as the size, volume fraction, and treatments of fibers. Although luffa natural fiber composites have revealed promising properties, the addition of these natural fibers increases water absorption. Moreover, chemical treatments with different agents such as sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and benzoyl can remarkably enhance the surface area of luffa fibers, remove undesirable impurities, and reduce water uptake, thereby improving their overall characteristics. Hybridization of luffa NFC with other natural or synthetic fibers, e.g., glass, carbon, ceramic, flax, jute, etc., can enhance the properties of the end composite material. However, luffa fibers have exhibited a profuse compatibility with epoxy matrix.

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“…The natural fibers treatment by NaOH is the most common. This covers four different practices, such as 1) a constant concentration of NaOH for a constant period of time (Reddy et al, 2009a;Senthamaraikannan and Kathiresan, 2018;Shanmugasundaram et al, 2018), 2) using different NaOH concentration for a constant period of time (Reddy et al, 2009b), 3) keeping a constant NaOH concentration for different time periods (Arthanarieswaran et al, 2015; Rajkumar et al, Reddy et al, 2013) and 4) using different NaOH concentrations for different time periods (Saravanakumar et al, 2014a). The second and third practice methods are the most common treatments to determine the optimal conditions for natural fiber modification.…”

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“…15, 30, 45, 60, 75 and 90 mins) (Arthanarieswaran et al, 2015;Herlina Sari et al, 2018;Rajkumar et al, 2016). Later, the treated natural fibers are washed with deionized water, followed by the addition of few drops of 0.1 N hydrochloric acid to remove the excess impurities (Reddy et al, 2013;Saravanakumar et al, 2014a;Sonnier et al, 2018).…”

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A comprehensive review of techniques for natural fibers as reinforcement in composites: Preparation, processing and characterization

Sanjay¹,

Siengchin²,

Jawaid

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Carbohydrate Polymers

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“…In addition, the disproportionate utilization of these fossil reserves to produce the synthetic fillers leads to the emission of greenhouse gas, which results in the alarming climate change and dwindling of the limited natural resources. These have encouraged scientists and technologists to develop innovative sustainable materials [2][3][4].…”

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Biomass derived Fibers as a Substitute to Synthetic Fibers in Polymer Composites

Qasim

Ali

et al. 2020

ChemBioEng Reviews

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Advancement in science and technology provides the significant opportunities to utilize the plant fibers (unnoticed materials), which are cheap, abundant, sustainable, and biodegradable. A combination of polymer with the untreated and treated fibers, extracted from lignocellulosic biomass, has been getting significant attention because of their low cost, ecofriendly nature, and enhanced mechanical performance. This article delivers an explicit overview of the plant fibers, extraction and pretreatment of the plant fibers, development of the plant fibers reinforced polymeric composites, and the mechanical properties associated with these biocomposites. A special focus is concentrated on the pretreatment of hydrophilic plant fibers for better compatibility with the polymers, to obtain the enhanced composites having desirable properties. Finally, the effects of several pretreatments on the tensile and water absorption properties of the plant fibers reinforced composites has been included in detail for the better understanding of their practical applications.

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Investigation of Physico-Chemical Properties of Alkali-TreatedProsopis julifloraFibers

Cited by 146 publications

References 29 publications

Recent Developments in Luffa Natural Fiber Composites: Review

Recent Developments in Luffa Natural Fiber Composites: Review

A comprehensive review of techniques for natural fibers as reinforcement in composites: Preparation, processing and characterization

Biomass derived Fibers as a Substitute to Synthetic Fibers in Polymer Composites

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