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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLYMER ANALYSIS AND CHARACTERIZATION
Volume 18, Issue 7, Pages 520-533Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/1023666X.2013.816073
Keywords
Chemical modification; Fiber composite; Mechanical properties; Morphology; Tamarind fruit fiber
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- Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) of India [21(0842)/11/EMR-II]
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In the present work, tamarind fibers were extracted from ripened fruits by the water retting process. Using these fibers as reinforcement and unsaturated polyester as matrix, composite samples were prepared by the hand lay-up technique. The effect of chemical surface treatments (alkali and silane) of tamarind fibers on the mechanical properties, chemical resistance, and interfacial bonding was studied. The mechanical properties of the composites with surface modified fibers were found to be higher than those with unmodified fibers. Morphological studies indicated improvement of interfacial bonding by alkali and silane coupling agent treatments of the fibers. The composites were found to be resistant to many chemicals.
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