Investigation on Suitability of Natural Fibre as Replacement Material for Table Tennis Blade

Table Tennis Blade Production and Features

“…According to the literature review's information, the racket blade's ability and performance are affected by factors such as shape, weight, thickness, hardness, and impact absorption energy. It has been stated that the required features for the table tennis racket blade; spin (15%), control (25%), speed (25%), shape (10%), and racket handle (25%) (Arifin et al 2017;URL5;Wang et al 2012).…”

“…In table tennis, the racket blade is an essential criterion in the players' success and affects the player's performance. For this reason, it is a necessity to produce the racket blade at a certain level of satisfaction and to provide the desired features (Arifin et al 2017). The development of composites and advanced composites has affected nearly every aspect of modern life.…”

“…For this reason, it has been emphasized that the material used in the production of table tennis blades should be chosen according to their properties, such as energy absorption, hardness, and lightness. It has been stated that the required features for the table tennis blade; spin (15%), control (25%), speed (25%), shape (10%), and racket handle (25%) (Arifin et al 2017). However, it has been emphasized that the chemical modification of the wood coatings used in the production of racket blades affects the racket's performance, increases the rebound distance of the ball and the increase is more pronounced in high-speed hits.…”

Development of a Composite from TPS–EVOH–SBR Reinforced with Coconut Fiber

“…With the world panorama of conventional plastics production, it is important to consider methodologies that contribute to the context of innovation, design, and manufacture of biodegradable Sustainability 2020, 12, 7838 2 of 15 materials. Nowadays, QFD and TRIZ are a set of techniques that contribute to innovative ideas by listening and attending to the voice of end-users.…”

“…Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) studies are a technique that is based on the interaction of electromagnetic radiation in the thermal infrared region; it measures different types of vibrations between atoms according to their atomic bonds and allows the distinction of the bands associated with functional groups of interest in the spectra generated [11][12][13][14]. In similar studies to the proposed work, FTIR has shown that coconut fiber has absorption peaks in its IR spectrum at 1741 and 1511 cm −1 , corresponding to the conjugated stretch C = O of hemicellulose aldehyde and ester, absorption at 1332 cm −1 of C-H in the flat deformation of cellulose rings, bands in 1038 cm −1 of C-O groups of hemicellulose, cellulose, and C-H (lignin deformation), and stretch for the cellulose glucose ring structure at 897 cm −1 [15].…”