Characterization of raw and alkali treated new natural cellulosic fibers from Tridax procumbens

The aim of this study is to investigate natural cellulosic fibers extracted from Tridax procumbens plants. The obtained fibers were alkali treated for their effective usage as reinforcement in composites. The physical, chemical, crystallinity, thermal, wettability and surface characteristics were an...

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Main Authors: Vijay, R., Singaravelu, Lenin D., Vinod, Arun, Sanjay, M. R., Siengchin, Suchart, Jawaid, Mohammad, Khan, Anish, Parameswaranpillai, Jyotishkumar
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spelling my.upm.eprints.809172020-10-14T21:33:08Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80917/ Characterization of raw and alkali treated new natural cellulosic fibers from Tridax procumbens Vijay, R. Singaravelu, Lenin D. Vinod, Arun Sanjay, M. R. Siengchin, Suchart Jawaid, Mohammad Khan, Anish Parameswaranpillai, Jyotishkumar The aim of this study is to investigate natural cellulosic fibers extracted from Tridax procumbens plants. The obtained fibers were alkali treated for their effective usage as reinforcement in composites. The physical, chemical, crystallinity, thermal, wettability and surface characteristics were analyzed for raw, and alkali treated Tridax procumbens fibers (TPFs). The test results conclude that there was an increase in cellulose content with a reduction in hemicellulose, lignin, and wax upon alkali treatment. This enhanced the thermal stability, tensile strength, crystallinity, and surface roughness characteristics. The contact angle was also lesser for treated TPFs which prove its better wettability with the liquid phase. The Weibull distribution analysis was adopted for the analysis of the fiber diameter and tensile properties. Thus the considerable improvement in the properties of alkali treated TPFs would be worth for developing high-performance polymer composites. Elsevier 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80917/1/TRIDAX.pdf Vijay, R. and Singaravelu, Lenin D. and Vinod, Arun and Sanjay, M. R. and Siengchin, Suchart and Jawaid, Mohammad and Khan, Anish and Parameswaranpillai, Jyotishkumar (2019) Characterization of raw and alkali treated new natural cellulosic fibers from Tridax procumbens. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 125. pp. 99-108. ISSN 0141-8130; ESSN: 1879-0003 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141813018347135#! 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.12.056
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description The aim of this study is to investigate natural cellulosic fibers extracted from Tridax procumbens plants. The obtained fibers were alkali treated for their effective usage as reinforcement in composites. The physical, chemical, crystallinity, thermal, wettability and surface characteristics were analyzed for raw, and alkali treated Tridax procumbens fibers (TPFs). The test results conclude that there was an increase in cellulose content with a reduction in hemicellulose, lignin, and wax upon alkali treatment. This enhanced the thermal stability, tensile strength, crystallinity, and surface roughness characteristics. The contact angle was also lesser for treated TPFs which prove its better wettability with the liquid phase. The Weibull distribution analysis was adopted for the analysis of the fiber diameter and tensile properties. Thus the considerable improvement in the properties of alkali treated TPFs would be worth for developing high-performance polymer composites.
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author Vijay, R.
Singaravelu, Lenin D.
Vinod, Arun
Sanjay, M. R.
Siengchin, Suchart
Jawaid, Mohammad
Khan, Anish
Parameswaranpillai, Jyotishkumar
spellingShingle Vijay, R.
Singaravelu, Lenin D.
Vinod, Arun
Sanjay, M. R.
Siengchin, Suchart
Jawaid, Mohammad
Khan, Anish
Parameswaranpillai, Jyotishkumar
Characterization of raw and alkali treated new natural cellulosic fibers from Tridax procumbens
author_facet Vijay, R.
Singaravelu, Lenin D.
Vinod, Arun
Sanjay, M. R.
Siengchin, Suchart
Jawaid, Mohammad
Khan, Anish
Parameswaranpillai, Jyotishkumar
author_sort Vijay, R.
title Characterization of raw and alkali treated new natural cellulosic fibers from Tridax procumbens
title_short Characterization of raw and alkali treated new natural cellulosic fibers from Tridax procumbens
title_full Characterization of raw and alkali treated new natural cellulosic fibers from Tridax procumbens
title_fullStr Characterization of raw and alkali treated new natural cellulosic fibers from Tridax procumbens
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of raw and alkali treated new natural cellulosic fibers from Tridax procumbens
title_sort characterization of raw and alkali treated new natural cellulosic fibers from tridax procumbens
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2019
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80917/1/TRIDAX.pdf
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141813018347135#!
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