TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterization of new cellulosic fiber
T2 - Dracaena reflexa as a reinforcement for polymer composite structures
AU - Manimaran, P.
AU - Saravanan, S. P.
AU - Sanjay, M. R.
AU - Siengchin, Suchart
AU - Jawaid, Mohammad
AU - Khan, Anish
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Brazilian Metallurgical, Materials and Mining Association. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltd.
PY - 2019/4
Y1 - 2019/4
N2 - The search for novel bio-fibers in the field of the green composite can rise the invention of natural fiber composite and applications. In this work, the physical, chemical, structural, thermal, tensile and surface morphology properties of Dracaena reflexa fiber (DRF) are investigated. The chemical analysis results authorized the higher cellulose (70.32%) and lesser hemicelluloses (11.02%) and lignin (11.35%) existing in DRF. XRD analysis proved that DRF has a relatively higher crystallinity index of 57.32%. The free chemical functional groups presented in DRFs were determined by FT-IR. The DRF is thermally stable up to 230 °C which is greater than the processing temperature of thermoplastics resin. The C2, C3, and C5 peaks intensity of CP/MAS C13 NMR spectra once again confirmed that maximum cellulose present in DRFs. The lower density (790 kg/m3) and higher tensile properties of DRF show the DRF is a suitable alternative to the synthetic fibers.
AB - The search for novel bio-fibers in the field of the green composite can rise the invention of natural fiber composite and applications. In this work, the physical, chemical, structural, thermal, tensile and surface morphology properties of Dracaena reflexa fiber (DRF) are investigated. The chemical analysis results authorized the higher cellulose (70.32%) and lesser hemicelluloses (11.02%) and lignin (11.35%) existing in DRF. XRD analysis proved that DRF has a relatively higher crystallinity index of 57.32%. The free chemical functional groups presented in DRFs were determined by FT-IR. The DRF is thermally stable up to 230 °C which is greater than the processing temperature of thermoplastics resin. The C2, C3, and C5 peaks intensity of CP/MAS C13 NMR spectra once again confirmed that maximum cellulose present in DRFs. The lower density (790 kg/m3) and higher tensile properties of DRF show the DRF is a suitable alternative to the synthetic fibers.
KW - Cellulosic fiber
KW - Dracaena reflexa
KW - Morphological properties
KW - Structural properties
KW - Thermal properties
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jmrt.2018.12.015
DO - 10.1016/j.jmrt.2018.12.015
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85063782603
SN - 2238-7854
VL - 8
SP - 1952
EP - 1963
JO - Journal of Materials Research and Technology
JF - Journal of Materials Research and Technology
IS - 2
ER -