Extraction and tensile properties of natural fibers: Vakka, date and bamboo

This paper aims at introducing new natural fibers used as fillers in a polymeric matrix enabling production of economical and lightweight composites for load carrying structures. An investigation of the extraction procedures of vakka ( Roystonea regia), date and bamboo fibers has been undertaken. Th...

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Published inComposite structures Vol. 77; no. 3; pp. 288 - 295
Main Authors Rao, K. Murali Mohan, Rao, K. Mohana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2007
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Applied sciences
Composites
Exact sciences and technology
Fibers
Forms of application and semi-finished materials
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Mechanical properties
Natural fibers
Physics
Polymer industry, paints, wood
Solid mechanics
Structural and continuum mechanics
Technology of polymers
Natural fibers
Mechanical properties
Fibers
Natural fiber
Plant fiber
Tensile property
Sisal
Filler
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Summary:This paper aims at introducing new natural fibers used as fillers in a polymeric matrix enabling production of economical and lightweight composites for load carrying structures. An investigation of the extraction procedures of vakka ( Roystonea regia), date and bamboo fibers has been undertaken. The cross-sectional shape, the density and tensile properties of these fibers, along with established fibers like sisal, banana, coconut and palm, are determined experimentally under similar conditions and compared. The fibers introduced in the present study could be used as an effective reinforcement for making composites, which have an added advantage of being lightweight.
ISSN:0263-8223
1879-1085
DOI:10.1016/j.compstruct.2005.07.023