The effects of pretreatment of coir fiber for manufacturing coir-based green composites
have been studied. Composites were prepared using coir fiber treated with varying pretreatment
condition. The process ability conditions and physical, mechanical and thermal characteristics of
these composites were analyzed. The changes in morphological properties with different coir
pretreatment condition were discussed. Surface characterizations of the unpretreated and pretreated
coir fiber were investigated from scanning electron microscopy (SEM) studies. It revealed that
there is an improved adhesion between fiber and matrix in the case of pretreated coir. SEM
investigations confirm that the increase in properties is caused by improved fiber-matrix adhesion.
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