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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 85, Issue 1, Pages 188-195Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.02.013
Keywords
Lotus petiole; Natural cellulose fiber; Lignin; Ultrastructure; Properties
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [50973048]
- Provincial Key Sci-Tech Special Projects of Shandong Province in China [2006GG1103088]
- National Basic Research Program of China [2009CB626606]
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Lotus fiber is a natural cellulose fiber isolated from lotus petiole. Botanically, the fiber is the thickened secondary wall in xylem tracheary elements. In order to obtain essential information for the preparation and processing of lotus fibers, the fine structure and properties of lotus fibers were investigated by the aid of transmission electron microscopy (TEM), confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and so on. The results show that lotus fibers display a rough surface topography and an internal structure different from common plant fibers. The percent crystallinity and preferred orientation of crystallites in lotus fibers are 48% and 84%, respectively. Considering the average breaking tenacity and Young's modulus, lotus fibers are similar to cotton. The elongation of lotus fibers is only about 2.6% while their moisture regain is as high as 12.3%. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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