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Effect of chemical treatment on surface modification of Abutilon indicum fibres for composites applications

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As people become more aware of the environmental damage caused by synthetic materials, ecofriendly materials are being developed. Natural fibres are increasingly being used in a variety of technical textile applications. The natural fibres are strong, inexpensive, and renewable that aid in the various manufacture of lightweight composites. The lignocellulosic fibres have their own advantages and disadvantages in terms of hydrophilic or hydrophobic nature and thermal behaviour while applying for various purposes in technical fields. To overcome the demerits of natural fibres, these fibres need to be treated using physical or biological or chemical methods for modifying the surface morphology, thermal degradation and moisture or water absorption properties which would result in better composite products. This study focuses on altering the salient properties of Abutilon indicum fibres using various chemicals for bringing potential natural fibre-reinforced composites. The chemical treatments have resulted in modification of surface morphology, chemical constituents and thermal properties of the abutilon fibres, which would result in production of better composite structures in future.

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  1. Department of Textiles and Clothing, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore, 641043, Tamil Nadu, India

    S. Thamarai Selvi & R. Sunitha

  2. Chemcial and Biochemical Processing Division, ICAR-National Institute of Natural Fibre Engineering and Technology, Kolkata, 700040, West Bengal, India

    L. Ammayappan

  3. Department of Handloom and Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Fulia, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, Shantipur, Nadia-741402, West Bengal, India

    C. Prakash

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ST initiated the study and designed the experiment. RS and LA co-designed the experiment to chemical Treatment on surface modification of Abutilon indicum fibres for composites applications. CP drafted the manuscript. ST, RS, LA and CP provided key comments for manuscript writing. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Selvi, S.T., Sunitha, R., Ammayappan, L. et al. Effect of chemical treatment on surface modification of Abutilon indicum fibres for composites applications. Biomass Conv. Bioref. (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-022-03298-z

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