Physico-chemical and mechanical characterization of alkali-treated Agave americana L. fiber

Journal of the Textile Institute

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 349-355

  El Oudiani, A ^a   Ben Sghaier, R ^b   Chaabouni, Y ^a   Msahli, S ^a   Sakli, F ^a  

^a Institut Supérieur des Etudes Technologiques Ksar Hellal   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

agave fiber; alkalization; cellulose; chemical composition; crystallinity index; tenacity; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

AGAVE FIBERS; ALKALI CONCENTRATIONS; ALKALIZATION; CELLULOSE CONTENT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CRUCIAL PARAMETERS; CRYSTALLINITIES; CRYSTALLINITY INDEX; HIGH CONCENTRATION; LIGNIN CONTENTS; LOW CRYSTALLINITY; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; NAOH CONCENTRATION; PHYSICO-CHEMICALS;

CELLULOSE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MERCERIZATION; TENACITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

FIBERS;

EID: 84859208232     PISSN: 00405000     EISSN: 17542340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00405000.2011.578358     Document Type: Article

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