Development and Characterization of Malvacea/Polyester Cellulose Composites
Author(s):
V. Upender , INDUR INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY,SIDDIPET; E. Srikanth, INDUR INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY,SIDDIPET; G. Karthik, INDUR INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY,SIDDIPET; Neeraj Kumar, INDUR INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY,SIDDIPET; Akash Kumar, INDUR INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY,SIDDIPETKeywords:
Biocomposite, Malvaceae Family, Mechanical TestsAbstract:
Plant fibers are mainly composed of cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin. Cellulose, which awards the mechanical properties of the complete natural fiber, is ordered in micro-fibrils enclosed by the other two main components: hemicelluloses and lignin. Bio composites are employed in automotive, building, appliance, packaging and biomaterials. The main advantage of employing natural fibers is that these are biodegradable and renewable and exhibit low cost, low density and high toughness. In this paper, the extraction of cellulose from plant fiber will be carried out by Water pre hydrolysis, chlorination and alkaline extraction. Kenaf plant is used for the extraction of cellulose. The plant belongs to Malvaceae family .the composites were prepared by using cellulose and a bio polymer by using Hand – Layup method. The Composites are characterized by means of Water Absorption test, Flexural test based on ASTM Standards.
Other Details:
| Manuscript Id | : | J4RV4I2005 |
| Published in | : | Volume : 4, Issue : 2 |
| Publication Date | : | 01/05/2018 |
| Page(s) | : | 17-25 |
