Physicochemical characterization of natural fibers obtained from seed pods of Ceiba aesculifolia

Characterization of Ceiba aesculifolia (CA) fibers by various techniques is herein reported. The seed pods were collected, and the fibers surrounding the seeds were characterized or treated in an oven at 100 °C prior to characterization by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrar...

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Published inBioresources Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 4200 - 4211
Main Authors Carranza-Nuñez, Ulises, Vasquez-Garcia, Salomon Ramiro, Flores-Ramirez, Nelly, Abdel-Gawwad, Hamdy Ahmed, Rico, José Luis, Santiago, Arlette Arizbe, Vargas, Joel, Cruz-de-León, José
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Raleigh North Carolina State University 01.05.2021
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Ceiba aesculifolia
Cellulose
Cotton
Diameters
Differential scanning calorimetry
Environmental conditions
Fibers
Fourier transforms
Infrared analysis
Infrared spectroscopy
Lignin
Micrography
Photomicrographs
Scanning electron microscopy
Seeds
Thermogravimetric analysis
Tubes
Vibration
X-ray diffraction
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Summary:Characterization of Ceiba aesculifolia (CA) fibers by various techniques is herein reported. The seed pods were collected, and the fibers surrounding the seeds were characterized or treated in an oven at 100 °C prior to characterization by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and thermogravimetric analysis coupled with a differential scanning calorimeter (TGA-DSC). The SEM micrographs showed that the natural material is comprised of tubes of external diameter of approximately 27 μm and a mean wall thickness of about 0.62 μm. The results also indicated that the tubes begin to decompose at approximately 220 °C.
ISSN:1930-2126
1930-2126
DOI:10.15376/biores.16.2.4200-4211