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INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
Volume 71, Issue -, Pages 173-184Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2015.03.076
Keywords
Sisal; Cellulose nanofiber; Polypropylene; Polystyrene; Mechanical property; Morphology
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- E-grantz (Government of Kerala, India)
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In this work, cellulose nano fibers were extracted from sisal leaves using steam explosion technique. The chemical composition, morphology and thermal properties of the nano fibers and their intermediate products were characterized. The progressive removal of noncellulosic constituents is confirmed by FTIR studies. X-ray diffraction reveals that crystallinity increased with successive chemical treatments. Characterization of the fibers by SEM and TEM gives evidence for the formation of cellulose nano fibers. TGA results show that the cellulose nano fibers exhibit enhanced thermal properties over the untreated fibers. The effect of cellulose nanofibers on the mechanical and morphological properties of polypropylene/polystyrene blend has been studied. Water transmission data shows that the addition of 0.5 wt% CNF decreased the transmission rate in the composite. Mechanical properties improve with the incorporation of cellulose nano fiber. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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