Abstract
Mechanical and Morphological Study of Arecanut Leaf Sheath (ALS), Coconut Leaf Sheath (CLS) and Coconut Stem Fiber (CSF)
Highlights
Agro-fibers represent a significant usage as reinforcements in composites
Arecanut leaf sheath fibers contain the highest amount of cellulose than the other fibers
FTIR technique was employed to find out the functional groups of the fibers
Summary
Agro-fibers represent a significant usage as reinforcements in composites. It has increased dramatically since the last decade of the 20th century [1]. The leaf sheaths collected from the trees and thoroughly washed with tap water followed by distilled water and air dried properly. The dried fibers were heated with distilled water at 60°C for 2 hours the fibers were separated by filtration, dried at 105°C for constant weight. For the estimation of fatty and waxy matters the dried fibers were immersed in benzene-alcohol mixture (2:1 by volume) contained in a beaker into the ratio 1 gm dried fiber per 100 ml of the mixture and allowed to stand for 10 hours with occasional stirring.
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