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Alkaline Effect on Characterization of Discarded Waste of Moringa oleifera Fiber as a Potential Eco-friendly Reinforcement for Biocomposites

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Environmental friendly nature of natural fiber has magnetized many as the prospective reinforcement in biocomposite. Furthermore, the natural fibers excel in the application of light weight engineering structures. The main aim of this study is to extract and characterize Moringa oleifera fruit fibers as green fiber for natural fiber based polymer composite. The fiber bundle samples were prepared as per the standard ASTM techniques and tests were performed. After the extraction of fibers through manual retting, the anatomy, density and tensile tests along with XRD, TGA, DSC and SEM analysis were studied for fiber bundles. The results acquired from the experimentation authenticate that M. oleifera fruit fibers can be deemed as a prospective green fiber for the reinforcement of biocomposite for several engineering commercial products.

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This research was partly supported by the King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok with Grant No. KMUTNB-64-KNOW-003.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, G.M. Institute of Technology, Davangere, Karnataka, India

    K. N. Bharath

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan, Karnataka, India

    P. Madhu

  3. Natural Composites Research Group Lab, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

    T. G. Yashas Gowda, M. R. Sanjay & Suchart Siengchin

  4. Department of Civil Engineering - Materials and Structures, Indian Institute of Technology Jammu, Jammu, J&K, India

    Vinod Kushvaha

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Bharath, K.N., Madhu, P., Gowda, T.G.Y. et al. Alkaline Effect on Characterization of Discarded Waste of Moringa oleifera Fiber as a Potential Eco-friendly Reinforcement for Biocomposites. J Polym Environ 28, 2823–2836 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-020-01818-4

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