Symington, Mark C. and David-West, Opukuro S. and Banks, William M. and Thomason, J.L. and Pethrick, Richard A. (2008) The effect of alkalisation on the mechanical properties of natural fibres. In: 13th European Conference on Composite Materials (EECM 13), 2008-06-02 - 2008-06-05, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Abstract
A study on the effect of alkalisaton using 3% NaOH solution was carried out on Flax, Kenaf, Abaca and Sisal to observe the impact that the common pre-treatment process has on fibre mechanical properties. The result of the investigation indicated that over-treatment of natural fibres using NaOH could have a negative effect on the base fibre properties. It is concluded that a treatment time of less than 10 minutes is sufficient to remove hemicelluloses and to give the optimum effect.
| Item type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| ID code: | 8046 |
| Keywords: | alkalisation, mechanical properties, natural fibres, composites, Mechanical engineering and machinery, Chemical technology, Manufactures |
| Subjects: | Technology > Mechanical engineering and machinery Technology > Chemical technology Technology > Manufactures |
| Department: | Faculty of Engineering > Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty of Science > Pure and Applied Chemistry |
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| Depositing user: | Ms Katrina May |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Apr 2009 14:39 |
| Last modified: | 06 Oct 2012 08:01 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/8046 |
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