Effects of alkali treatment on the structure, morphology and thermal properties of native grass fibers as reinforcements for polymer matrix composites

By Wanjun Liu, A. Mohanty, L. Drzal, P. Askel, Manjusri Misra. 2004

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Subfields: Biomaterials, Polymers and Plastics

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In Biomaterials

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Citations in the corpus

• A review on the properties of natural fibres and its bio-composites: Effect of alkali treatment (2020, methodology): “Liu et al.(144) developed composite by combining native grass fibres into the resin and the impact of alkali treatment was examined by obtaining thermal properties.”
• Morphological, thermal and mechanical characterization of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) fibres as potential reinforcement in polymer composites (2010, background): “A little peak at 1517 cm 1 is attributed to C@C stretching of aromatic ring of the lignin [17].”
• A review on the characterisation of natural fibres and their composites after alkali treatment and water absorption (2017, methodology): “This was due to the removal of hemicellulose and lignin content after NaOH treatment [13].”
• Flexural, thermal and dynamic mechanical properties of date palm fibres reinforced epoxy composites (2019, background): “[39] Liu W, Mohanty A, Drzal L, Askel P, Misra M.”
• Tensile properties of kenaf fiber due to various conditions of chemical fiber surface modifications (2014, methodology): “The methods of chemical surface modifications of natural fiber are well documented in literature including alkali treatment, acidity treatment, and coupling agents [34].”
• Mechanical and thermal characterization of epoxy composites reinforced with random and quasi-unidirectional untreated Phormium tenax leaf fibers (2010, result): “This is in agreement with other studies on lignocellulosic fibers [27–31].”
• Characterization of natural fiber and composites – A review (2013, background): “Liu et al.(63) reported that after alkaline treatment of native grass fibers, the vibration peak at 1737 cm 1 was assigned to CO stretching vibration of carboxylic acid or ester; this disappeared due to the removal of hemicellulose.”