TENSILE AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF POLYCARBONATE-COATED TAMARIND FRUIT FIBERS

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Authors / Editors

Muzenda, Edison

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Publication Details

Author list: Maheswari CU, Reddy KO, Muzenda E, Rajulu AV

Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group

Place: ABINGDON

Publication year: 2012

Journal: International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization (1023-666X)

Journal acronym: INT J POLYM ANAL CH

Volume number: 17

Issue number: 8

Start page: 578

End page: 589

Number of pages: 12

ISSN: 1023-666X

eISSN: 1563-5341

Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)

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Abstract

In this work agro-based waste natural tamarind fibers were extracted from ripened fruit, and alkali treatment and polycarbonate coating were used to improve the properties of the chemically modified fibers. The tensile properties of these chemically modified fibers were found to be improved by polymer coating. Scanning electron micrographs indicated better interfacial bonding between the fiber and matrix. Thermogravimetric analysis showed that the thermal stability of the coated fibers was lower than that of polycarbonate but higher than that of uncoated fibers. The moisture absorption of the polycarbonate-coated fibers was lower than that of uncoated fibers.

Keywords

Chemical treatment, morphology, Surface modification, Tensile properties, thermal stability

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