Agro-Based Biocomposites for Industrial Applications

Leão, Alcides Lopes; Souza, Sivoney Ferreira de; Cherian, Bibin Mathew; Frollini, Elisabete; Thomas, Sabu; Pothan, Laly A.; Kottaisamy, M.

doi:10.1080/15421401003719852

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“…Vermicompost from pineapple leaf agro-waste is found to be rich in plant nutrient [32]. In other research it also reported that potential development of new value added products from PALF have a positive impact in the market [33].…”

Section: Application Of Pineapple Leaf Fibres (Palf)mentioning

confidence: 97%

Cell Wall Morphology, Chemical and Thermal Analysis of Cultivated Pineapple Leaf Fibres for Industrial Applications

et al. 2011

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A study on chemical, morphology, and thermal analysis of cultivated pineapple leaf fibres (PALF) were carried out. The chemical compositions were determined by using Technical Association Pulp and Paper Industries standards. Fourier Transform-Infrared Spectroscopy analysis of PALF detect sharp band at 1,733 cm -1 , due to the absorption of carbonyl stretching of ester and carboxyl groups which is most abundant in pineapple leaf hemicelluloses. Cell wall ultra structure of PALF was studied by using Transmission electron microscopy. Transmission electron micrograph confirmed that cell wall structure of PALF consists of middle lamella, primary wall and secondary wall including S 1 , S 2 and S 3 layers. X-Ray Diffraction indicated that PALF have crystalline nature. Thermal analysis of PALF shows that T 10% and T 50% weight loss occurred at temperature of 212 and 306°C respectively. Differential Scanning Calorimetry of PALF showed the broad endothermic peak at a temperature of 80°C. The relationships between these properties were discussed and relate it with industrial application of pineapple leaf fibers.

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Section: Application Of Pineapple Leaf Fibres (Palf)mentioning

confidence: 97%

Cell Wall Morphology, Chemical and Thermal Analysis of Cultivated Pineapple Leaf Fibres for Industrial Applications

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“…New materials have been tested and studied to replace the current synthetic fibres which are made from petroleum and difficult to be degraded naturally by enzyme or bacteria [2]. Natural fibres which are found abundantly and a renewable resource has caught the attention of researches all over the world [3].…”

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The study of mechanical properties of pineapple leaf fibre reinforced tapioca based bioplastic resin composite

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Abstract. Natural fibre reinforced composite has brought the material engineering to a high new level of research. Natural fibres are compatible with matrices like polypropylene and can be used as reinforcement material to reduce the composition of plastic in a material. Natural fibres such as kenaf, pineapple leaf, and coir already found its importance in reducing the dependence of petroleum based products. However the biodegradability of the product at the end of the intended lifespan is still questionable. This has led many researches to look for a suitable replacement for synthetic fibres and achieve better adhesion between fibre and matrix. In this study, fiber and matrix which are hydrophilic in nature was used and the mixture was extruded and hot compressed to acquire better mechanical properties. The specimens were fabricated and tested according to ASTM D638. The 30% composition illustrates the best average modulus value among other composition and from this result it can be concluded that the increase of PALF fibre in TBR composite increases the modulus strength of the composite.

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“…Natural fiber composites were wellknown for their advantages [2] in most of the automotive [3] and construction [4] application based on economically and ecologically perspective [5,6]. Natural fibers are preferred due to its advantages such as low cost, low density, low abrasion towards tools and its degradability compared to petroleum based product [7][8][9]. The studies regarding natural fiber reinforced composite focused on the interface between matrix and filler, morphologies, mechanical properties and thermal properties [10][11][12][13][14][15][16].…”

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The performance of mengkuang leaf fiber reinforced low density polyethylene composites

Halim¹,

Siregar²,

Mathivanan³

et al. 2018

J. MECH. ENG. SCI.

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The performance of mengkuang leaf fiber (MLF) reinforced low density polyethylene (LDPE) composites with different fiber volume and different mesh sizes were studied. The fibre weight percentage used in the research were 10%, 20%, and 30% and for different fiber size were <0.5 mm, 0.5-1 mm, and 1-2 mm. The extrusion and hot compression molding were used to fabricate the specimen testing. The mechanical testing performed were impact and flexural test which follows the ASTM standards D790-10 and Izod D256. It was observed that by increasing the fiber volume and fiber size, the flexural strength and the flexural modulus were increased. However the impact strength shows different results for fiber length and fibre content where the impact strength increases with fibre length but decreases with the increase of fiber content. It can be concluded that the 30% fibre content is the optimum fibre loading for the MLF-LDPE composite with the flexural strength of 12.31 MPa, flexural modulus of 378.88 MPa and impact strength of 589.86 J/m whereby the 1.0-2.0 mm fibre length is the best fibre size for the MLF-LDPE composite with the flexural strength of 12.86 MPa, flexural modulus of 267.76 MPa and impact strength of 1511.57 J/m. In future studies fibres should undergo surface modification to increase the available surface area for reaction to increase the strength of the composite by better mechanical interlocking.

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Agro-Based Biocomposites for Industrial Applications

Cited by 29 publications

References 12 publications

Cell Wall Morphology, Chemical and Thermal Analysis of Cultivated Pineapple Leaf Fibres for Industrial Applications

Cell Wall Morphology, Chemical and Thermal Analysis of Cultivated Pineapple Leaf Fibres for Industrial Applications

The study of mechanical properties of pineapple leaf fibre reinforced tapioca based bioplastic resin composite

The performance of mengkuang leaf fiber reinforced low density polyethylene composites

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