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    Tailoring the Effective Properties of Typha Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite via Alkali Treatment

    Year: 2019

    Journal: BioResources, Volume 14, AUG, page 5630–5645

    Authors: Rizal, Samsul; Ikramullah; Gopakumar, Deepu A.; Huzni, Syifaul; Thalib, Sulaiman; Syakir, M. I.; Owolabi, F. A. T.; Aprilla, N. A. Sri; Paridah, M. T.; Khalil, H. P. S. Abdul

    Organizations: Ministry Research, Technology and Higher Education of Republic of Indonesia by World Class Professor (WCP), Program [123.5/D2.3/KP/2018]; Program Magister Menuju Doktor Untuk Sarjana Unggul (PMDSU)

    Keywords: Typha fiber characterization; Mechanical performance; Interfacial shear strength; Microbond test

    Typha fibers were chemically retted in 5% sodium hydroxide solution for 1 h, 2 h, 4 h, and 8 h. Changes in chemical compositions of the untreated and treated fibers were monitored with Fourier transmission infrared spectroscopy, while changes in the crystallinity index were studied via Xray diffraction. The FTIR spectra and scanning electron microscope images corroborated the successful removal of amorphous portions from the Typha leaf fibers during alkali treatment, which resulted in an enhanced crystallinity index for alkali-treated fibers. The alkali-treated Typha fiber for 1 h showed the highest water contact angle of 87.5 degrees, while the untreated composite showed the lowest contact angle. Typha fiber treated for 4 h had high tensile strength, Young's modulus, and elongation at break of 158 MPa, 1600 MPa, and 7%, respectively. The results showed that there was a general increase in the interfacial shear strength of Typha fiber with epoxy resin and polyester resin with increased time. Both the mechanical properties and crystallinity index of the Typha leaf fibers increased with increased time of retting until 4 h, after which further alkaline retting resulted in decreased values. The overall results showed that alkaline-extracted Typha leaf fibers are suitable for biodegradable film composites.
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