Pineapple fibers, their composites and applications

Santulli, Carlo; Palanisamy, Sivasubramanian; Mayandi, K.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-824528-6.00007-2

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“…It plays a significant role in shaping the fiber's characteristics, properties, and morphology. The lignin content in A. catechu fiber was determined as 22.6%, surpassing that of banana (5% wt%) (Geethamma et al 1998;Joseph et al 2002), sisal (12%) (Bledzki and Gassan 1999;Geethamma et al 1998;Santulli et al 2022), and jute (11.8%) (Bledzki and Gassan 1999;Kurien et al 2023). Enhanced bonding between the fiber and matrix is achieved when the fiber has a lower weight fraction of wax.…”

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Mechanical properties of epoxy composites reinforced with Areca catechu fibers containing silicon carbide

Ramasubbu,

Kayambu,

Palanisamy

et al. 2024

BioRes

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The physical and chemical attributes of Areca catechu fiber (ACF) were explored. ACF is attractive because of its high cellulose content at 63.2 wt%. The mechanical properties were evaluated for Areca catechu fiber-reinforced epoxy composites, in which silicon carbide (SiC) was used as filler. The studied properties included water absorption, flexural strength, impact strength, tensile strength, and hardness properties. The tensile and flexural properties improved when the filler content increased from 40 to 50 wt%, but further increment in the filler content reduced the strength values. The addition of SiC adversely affected the bending and flexural properties of the composites at 40 and 50 wt% filler content, but it positively affected the properties at 60 wt% filler content. The hardness of the composites increased with the addition of 10% silicon carbide. From the results of this study, it is recommended that the ratio of silicon carbide in the composite should not exceed 10 wt% due to agglomeration. The composites containing 10 wt% SiC can be used for outdoor applications such as decking, railing, garden fencing, cladding, and siding applications.

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Mechanical properties of epoxy composites reinforced with Areca catechu fibers containing silicon carbide

Ramasubbu,

Kayambu,

Palanisamy

et al. 2024

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“…Hemicellulose absorbs water due to its open structure and hydroxyl and acetyl groups. [39,40] Figure 2 [13] shows the microscopic organisation of three main elements of natural fibre cell walls. Lignin's, which are the least water-soluble among the natural fibre components, [34,41] are amorphous and complex aromatic polymers primarily composed of phenyl propane units.…”

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“…Hemicellulosic polymers exhibit notable distinctions in molecular weight when compared to cellulose, and they also demonstrate branching and complete amorphousness. Hemicellulose absorbs water due to its open structure and hydroxyl and acetyl groups [39,40] . Figure 2 [13] shows the microscopic organisation of three main elements of natural fibre cell walls.…”

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A Review on Surface Modification of Plant Fibers for Enhancing Properties of Biocomposites

Karthik,

Bhuvaneshwaran,

Senthil Kumar

et al. 2024

ChemistrySelect

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Over the past decade, significant progress has been made in creating environmentally friendly products using natural resources. Plant fibers, also known as lignocellulosic fibers, are hydrophilic due to the interaction and attraction between water molecules and the hydroxyl groups present in their components. The inherent hydrophilicity of plant fibers often prevents them from interacting effectively with hydrophobic polymer matrices. In order to improve the adhesion between plant fibers and the matrix, it is necessary to modify the surface of the fibers. Commonly used chemical processes include mercerization, silane treatment, acetylation, permanganate treatment, acrylation, benzoylation, peroxide treatment, stearic acid treatment, isocyanate treatment and sodium chlorite intervention. The desirability of chemically modifying the surface of plant fibers has declined due to several limitations. Plant fibers can be modified in an environmentally friendly way by various methods, such as plasma therapy and treatments using fungi, enzymes and bacteria. This part provides an analysis of the impact of different environmentally friendly surface modification techniques on the properties of plant fibers and reinforced polymers.

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A comprehensive review on the mechanical, physical, and thermal properties of abaca fibre for their introduction into structural polymer composites

Kurien,

Selvaraj,

Sekar

et al. 2023

Cellulose

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Pineapple fibers, their composites and applications

Cited by 5 publications

References 73 publications

Mechanical properties of epoxy composites reinforced with Areca catechu fibers containing silicon carbide

Mechanical properties of epoxy composites reinforced with Areca catechu fibers containing silicon carbide

A Review on Surface Modification of Plant Fibers for Enhancing Properties of Biocomposites

A comprehensive review on the mechanical, physical, and thermal properties of abaca fibre for their introduction into structural polymer composites

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