Effect of fibre surface modification on water-sorption characteristics of oil palm fibres

By M. Sreekala, Sabu Thomas. 2003

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Subfields: Mechanics of Materials, Polymers and Plastics

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In Mechanics of Materials

1. P. Davies
2. A. Le Duigou
3. M. Gupta
4. C. Baley
5. P. Sahu
6. L. Mohammed
7. M. Ansari
8. Md Nazrul Islam

In Polymers and Plastics

1. P. Davies
2. A. Le Duigou
3. C. Baley
4. M. Gupta
5. A. G. Cunha
6. P. Sahu
7. L. Mohammed
8. M. Ansari

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• Water absorption behavior of cellulosic fibres polymer composites: A review on its effects and remedies (2020, background): “Pothan and Thomas observed a lowering in water absorption by treatments [37].”
• A Review on Natural Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite and Its Applications (2015, background): “The surface of the fibers is cleaned during the chemical treatments to ensure there are no impurities which increases the fiber surface roughness and preventing the moisture absorption via the removal of the coat of OH groups of fiber as seen in equation below [5, 9]: Fiber-OH + NaOH → Fiber-O−Na+ +”
• The effects of acetylation on properties of flax fibre and its polypropylene composites (2008, neutral): “[11–15].”