Mechanical and physical characterization of sodium hydroxide treated Borassus fruit fibers

Journal of Forestry Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 667-674

  Obi Reddy, K ^a   Shukla, M ^a   Uma Maheswari, C ^b   Varada Rajulu, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

borassus fruit fine fiber; chemical composition; mercerization; spectral analysis; tensile properties; thermal properties

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOMECHANICS; CELLULOSE; CHARCOAL; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FRUIT; MONOCOTYLEDON; OPTIMIZATION; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SODIUM; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84869421603     PISSN: 1007662X     EISSN: 19930607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11676-012-0308-7     Document Type: Article

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