Vidyashri, V and Lewis, Henrita and Narayanasamy, P and Mahesha, G T and Bhat, Subrahmanya K (2019) Preparation of chemically treated sugarcane bagasse fiber reinforced epoxy composites and their characterization. Cogent Engineering, 6. ISSN 2331-1916
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Abstract
Bagasse fiber which is abundantly available as waste after processing of sugarcane is used as reinforcement with an epoxy polymer in forming the natural fiber reinforced composites. The raw fibers were treated chemically to improve compatibility and adhesion with the epoxy polymer. Treated and untreated fibers were subjected to analysis such as Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) to understand the structural changes and to determine thermal stability. The mechanical properties of fibers and the composites were evaluated by conducting tensile tests. The results reveal alkaline pretreated and KMnO4 treated fibers show improved mechanical and thermal properties
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Bagasse fiber; reinforcement; epoxy polymer; tensile strength; crystallinity index |
Subjects: | Engineering > MIT Manipal > Aeronautical and Automobile Engineering > MIT Manipal > Chemistry |
Depositing User: | MIT Library |
Date Deposited: | 28 Feb 2020 10:02 |
Last Modified: | 28 Feb 2020 10:02 |
URI: | http://eprints.manipal.edu/id/eprint/154939 |
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