Structural characterization and tensile properties of Borassus fruit fibers

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 603-611

  Obi Reddy, K ^a   Guduri, B R ^b   Rajulu, A Varada ^a  

^a SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Future production Chemicals Cluster   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Borassus fruit fibers; Crystallinity; Hemicellulose; Lignocellulose; Morphology; Thermogravimetric analysis

Indexed keywords

ALKALI TREATMENT; BORASSUS FRUIT FIBERS; CRYSTALLINITIES; FTIR; GREEN COMPOSITES; HEMICELLULOSE; HIGH RESOLUTION; INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS; LIGNOCELLULOSE; MORPHOLOGY AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SEM; SOLID-STATE 13C-NMR; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALKALINITY; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FIBERS; LIGNIN; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; REINFORCEMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ALKALINITY; ANATOMY; BORASSUS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRYSTALLINITY; FIBERS; FRUITS; GRAVIMETRY; LIGNINS; LIGNOCELLULOSE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REINFORCEMENT; THERMAL ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALKALI TREATMENT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRYSTALLINITY; FIBER PROPERTY; NATURAL FIBER; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 69849102489     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.30584     Document Type: Article

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