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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLYMER ANALYSIS AND CHARACTERIZATION
Volume 21, Issue 4, Pages 359-364Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/1023666X.2016.1160509
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Alkali treatment; cotton shell fiber; infrared spectroscopy; thermogravimetric analysis; X-ray diffraction
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The aim of this present investigation was to identify a new natural fiber from one of the cotton plant's byproducts, which is chemically modified by alkaline treatment. Its characteristics were examined for the preparation of natural fiber-reinforced polymer composites. The cotton shell fibers (CSFs) were extracted from the cotton shell and its degree of crystallinity, crystallite size, chemical constituents group, and thermal stability were determined by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. The alkali treatment of CSFs is optimized at 5% (w/v) NaOH aqueous solution with 45min soaking time.
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