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Characterization of physical, mechanical, thermal and morphological properties of agro-waste betel nut (Areca catechu) husk fibre

This paper investigates the physical, thermal, mechanical and morphological properties of betel nut husk fibre, in order to assess their suitability as lignocellulosic reinforcement for polymer composites. Betel nut husk (BNH) fibres of three different stages of maturity were evaluated to study the...

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Main Authors: Lazim, Yusriah, Salit, Mohd Sapuan, Zainudin, Edi Syams, Jaafar @ Mustapha, Mariatti
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Published: Elsevier 2014
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spelling my.upm.eprints.367612015-10-01T02:09:40Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36761/ Characterization of physical, mechanical, thermal and morphological properties of agro-waste betel nut (Areca catechu) husk fibre Lazim, Yusriah Salit, Mohd Sapuan Zainudin, Edi Syams Jaafar @ Mustapha, Mariatti This paper investigates the physical, thermal, mechanical and morphological properties of betel nut husk fibre, in order to assess their suitability as lignocellulosic reinforcement for polymer composites. Betel nut husk (BNH) fibres of three different stages of maturity were evaluated to study the effect of fibre maturity on the thermal, physical and mechanical properties of BNH fibre. The thermal stability of BNH fibre was studied using the thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) technique. It was found that the thermal stability of the BNH fibre is influenced by the maturity of the BNH fibre due to the different amounts of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, and moisture in the BNH fibre at each stage of maturity (raw, ripe, matured). The BNH fibres showed decrease in fibre length and fibre diameter, and increase in density with the increase in fibre maturity. SEM micrographs of BNH fibre surface revealed the existence of rough and perforated surface of BNH fibre. Whereas, the cross-sectional of the BNH fibre showed that the raw BNH fibres were observed with bigger lumen, whilst ripe BNH fibre exhibits a slightly smaller and elongated lumen. In contrast, matured BNH fibre showed more compact structures instead of hollow-like lumen structures. In terms of mechanical properties, the BNH fibre tensile properties were found to be comparable to coir and kenaf fibre, which have been widely used as reinforcement in polymer composites. Elsevier 2014-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36761/1/Characterization%20of%20physical.pdf Lazim, Yusriah and Salit, Mohd Sapuan and Zainudin, Edi Syams and Jaafar @ Mustapha, Mariatti (2014) Characterization of physical, mechanical, thermal and morphological properties of agro-waste betel nut (Areca catechu) husk fibre. Journal of Cleaner Production, 72. pp. 174-180. ISSN 0959-6526 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.02.025
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description This paper investigates the physical, thermal, mechanical and morphological properties of betel nut husk fibre, in order to assess their suitability as lignocellulosic reinforcement for polymer composites. Betel nut husk (BNH) fibres of three different stages of maturity were evaluated to study the effect of fibre maturity on the thermal, physical and mechanical properties of BNH fibre. The thermal stability of BNH fibre was studied using the thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) technique. It was found that the thermal stability of the BNH fibre is influenced by the maturity of the BNH fibre due to the different amounts of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, and moisture in the BNH fibre at each stage of maturity (raw, ripe, matured). The BNH fibres showed decrease in fibre length and fibre diameter, and increase in density with the increase in fibre maturity. SEM micrographs of BNH fibre surface revealed the existence of rough and perforated surface of BNH fibre. Whereas, the cross-sectional of the BNH fibre showed that the raw BNH fibres were observed with bigger lumen, whilst ripe BNH fibre exhibits a slightly smaller and elongated lumen. In contrast, matured BNH fibre showed more compact structures instead of hollow-like lumen structures. In terms of mechanical properties, the BNH fibre tensile properties were found to be comparable to coir and kenaf fibre, which have been widely used as reinforcement in polymer composites.
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author Lazim, Yusriah
Salit, Mohd Sapuan
Zainudin, Edi Syams
Jaafar @ Mustapha, Mariatti
spellingShingle Lazim, Yusriah
Salit, Mohd Sapuan
Zainudin, Edi Syams
Jaafar @ Mustapha, Mariatti
Characterization of physical, mechanical, thermal and morphological properties of agro-waste betel nut (Areca catechu) husk fibre
author_facet Lazim, Yusriah
Salit, Mohd Sapuan
Zainudin, Edi Syams
Jaafar @ Mustapha, Mariatti
author_sort Lazim, Yusriah
title Characterization of physical, mechanical, thermal and morphological properties of agro-waste betel nut (Areca catechu) husk fibre
title_short Characterization of physical, mechanical, thermal and morphological properties of agro-waste betel nut (Areca catechu) husk fibre
title_full Characterization of physical, mechanical, thermal and morphological properties of agro-waste betel nut (Areca catechu) husk fibre
title_fullStr Characterization of physical, mechanical, thermal and morphological properties of agro-waste betel nut (Areca catechu) husk fibre
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of physical, mechanical, thermal and morphological properties of agro-waste betel nut (Areca catechu) husk fibre
title_sort characterization of physical, mechanical, thermal and morphological properties of agro-waste betel nut (areca catechu) husk fibre
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2014
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36761/1/Characterization%20of%20physical.pdf
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