TY - JOUR
T1 - Extraction and Characterization of Cellulose Fibers from the Stem of Momordica Charantia
AU - Khan, Anish
AU - Raghunathan, Vijay
AU - Singaravelu, D. Lenin
AU - Sanjay, M. R.
AU - Siengchin, Suchart
AU - Jawaid, Mohammad
AU - Alamry, Khalid A.
AU - Asiri, Abdullah M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Recently, bio-based composites are the prominent material to replace several synthetic fiber-based composites because of their abundant availability, ecological, biodegradable, and sustainable properties. This study aims to examine the use of new natural fibers, which were extracted from the Momordica charantia plant stem as reinforcement in polymer composites. The results showed that the Momordica charantia fibers had cellulose content (61.2 %), density (1339 ± 6.4 kg/m3), fiber diameter (198 ± 3.9 µm). The thermal studies using thermogravimetric analysis revealed the degradation temperature as 339.1°C with a char residue of 21% at 600°C. The results of this work confirmed that the properties of the Momordica charantia plant stem fibers are suitable materials as a reinforcement for the development of the biocomposite for potential applications.
AB - Recently, bio-based composites are the prominent material to replace several synthetic fiber-based composites because of their abundant availability, ecological, biodegradable, and sustainable properties. This study aims to examine the use of new natural fibers, which were extracted from the Momordica charantia plant stem as reinforcement in polymer composites. The results showed that the Momordica charantia fibers had cellulose content (61.2 %), density (1339 ± 6.4 kg/m3), fiber diameter (198 ± 3.9 µm). The thermal studies using thermogravimetric analysis revealed the degradation temperature as 339.1°C with a char residue of 21% at 600°C. The results of this work confirmed that the properties of the Momordica charantia plant stem fibers are suitable materials as a reinforcement for the development of the biocomposite for potential applications.
KW - chemical analysis
KW - Momordica charantia plant stem fibers
KW - Scanning Electron Microscope
KW - thermogravimetric analysis
KW - X-Ray Diffraction
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U2 - 10.1080/15440478.2020.1807442
DO - 10.1080/15440478.2020.1807442
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85089566736
SN - 1544-0478
VL - 19
SP - 2232
EP - 2242
JO - Journal of Natural Fibers
JF - Journal of Natural Fibers
IS - 6
ER -