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Physico-chemical characterization of Grewia Monticola Sond (GMS) fibers for prospective application in biocomposites

Journal

JOURNAL OF NATURAL FIBERS
Volume 19, Issue 17, Pages 15276-15290

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/15440478.2022.2123076

Keywords

Bark fibers; grewia monticola; FTIR; X-Ray diffraction; NMR; roughness measurement

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New fibers extracted from plant barks, known as GMS fibers, have been characterized in terms of their morphology, chemical composition, and thermal properties. The results indicate that these fibers have high cellulose content, moderate crystallinity, and may have limited strength. Further optimization of the extraction process is needed.
New fibers extracted from plant barks are a recent subject of investigation as possible fillers for polymer composites. In this work, Grewia Monticola Sond (GMS) fibers have been characterized from a morphological, chemical, and thermal point of view. This involved using a number of techniques, including Fourier infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (xRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and C-13 nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Results indicated that GMS fibers have relatively high cellulose (55%), with 33.5% crystallinity index and a crystallite size of 4.89 nm, and lower hemicellulose (14%) and lignin (15%) contents. The fibers showed cellulose degradation onset at around 324 degrees C, while kinetic activation energy (74.18 kJ/mol) is quite low. The roughness of the fibers was in the range expected for similar natural fibers, and they may be considered silky according to their kurtosis values. As for possible application in composites, they would definitely withstand process temperatures with thermoplastics. However, their not very high crystallinity and low crystallite size might suggest a limited strength, to be verified in future after optimizing GMS fiber extraction from bark.

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