Improvement in mechanical properties of jute fibres through mild alkali treatment as demonstrated by utilisation of the Weibull distribution model

被引:202
作者
Roy, Aparna [1 ]
Chakraborty, Sumit [1 ]
Kundu, Sarada Prasad [1 ]
Basak, Ratan Kumar [1 ]
Majumder, Subhasish Basu [1 ]
Adhikari, Basudam [1 ]
机构
[1] Indian Inst Technol, Ctr Mat Sci, Kharagpur 721302, W Bengal, India
关键词
Jute fibre; Alkali treatment; Tensile strength; Statistical analysis; Moisture content; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; PALM; COMPOSITES;
D O I
10.1016/j.biortech.2011.11.073
中图分类号
S2 [农业工程];
学科分类号
0828 ;
摘要
Chemically modified jute fibres are potentially useful as natural reinforcement in composite materials. Jute fibres were treated with 0.25%-1.0% sodium hydroxide (NaOH) solution for 0.5-48 h. The hydrophilicity, surface morphology, crystallinity index, thermal and mechanical characteristics of untreated and alkali treated fibres were studied. The two-parameter Weibull distribution model was applied to deal with the variation in mechanical properties of the natural fibres. Alkali treatment enhanced the tensile strength and elongation at break by 82% and 45%, respectively but decreased the hydrophilicity by 50.5% and the diameter of the fibres by 37%. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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