Physico-chemical characterisation and tensile mechanical properties of Agave americana L. fibres

Journal of the Textile Institute

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 430-439

  El Oudiani, A ^a   Chaabouni, Y ^a   Msahli, S ^a   Sakli, F ^a  

^a Avenue Hadj Ali Soua   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Agave americana L.; Characterisation; Chemical composition; Extraction; Ftir, X ray; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

AGAVE AMERICANA L.; CELLULOSE CONTENT; CHAIN CONFORMATIONS; CHARACTERISATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CRYSTALLINITIES; DISTILLED WATER; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTRA; FTIR; FTIR, X-RAY; LIGNIN CONTENTS; MECHANICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBRE; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICO-CHEMICALS; TENSILE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; X RAY DIFFRACTOMETRY; X-RAY DIFFRACTOGRAMS;

CELLULOSE; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FIBERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGNIN; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SEAWATER; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SPECTROSCOPY; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TEXTILE PROCESSING; WATER CONTENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CRYSTALLINITY; FIBERS; HEMICELLULASE; HYDROLYSIS; LEAVES; MOISTURE CONTENT; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SEA WATER; TEXTILES;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EXTRACTION METHOD; HYDROLYSIS; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NATURAL FIBER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; TENSILE PROPERTY; VEGETABLE FIBER;

EID: 70449394191     PISSN: 00405000     EISSN: 17542340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00405000701863350     Document Type: Article

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