Physico Chemical and Mechanical Properties of Natural Cellulosic Water Hyacinth Fiber and Its Composites

• Published in: Journal of natural fibers Vol. 19; no. 15; pp. 11413 - 11423
• Main Authors: Dass, Amalraju, Chellamuthu, Sabarinathan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 23.11.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Aquatic plants; Cellulose; Chemical analysis; chemical properties; Compression; epoxy composites; Epoxy resins; Fiber composites; Fiber reinforced polymers; Floating plants; Industrial applications; Mechanical failure; Mechanical properties; Pressure molding; Scanning electron microscopy; SEM; structure of WH fiber; Water hyacinths; WH fiber; WH 纤维; WH纤维的结构; 力学性能; 化学性质; 环氧复合材料

Physicochemical and mechanical characterization of Water Hyacinth (WH) fiber was reported in this paper. Compression molding technique is used to fabricate WH fiber-reinforced epoxy composites. The chemical analysis indicates that the WH fiber contains higher percentage of cellulose and lignin conte...