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Effect of Surface Modification on Characteristics of Naturally Woven Coconut Leaf Sheath Fabric as Potential Reinforcement of Composites

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Increase in biological and ecological concern has made to find new natural fibers which are biodegradable, from renewable sources and flexibility to chemical modification. Naturally woven Coconut leaf sheath (CLS) fabric were investigated. Removal of impurities on alkali treatment was carried to check the performance of these CLS fabric. On alkali treatment tensile and thermal properties were enhanced due to increase in crystallinity. The eco-friendly coconut leaf sheath fabric was found to be a suitable reinforcement material in composite structure for biocomposite applications.

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  1. Composite Materials and Engineering Center, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington State, United States of America

    K. N. Bharath

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, G.M. Institute of Technology, Davangere, Karnataka, India

    K. N. Bharath

  3. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad, Dharwad, Karnataka, India

    S. Basavarajappa

  4. Rohini College of Engineering & Technology, Palkulam, Tamil Nadu, India

    S. Indran

  5. Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College (Autonomous), Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India

    J. S. Binoj

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  1. Chemistry Department Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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  2. Natural Composites Research Group Lab, Academic Enhancement Department, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

    Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa

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Bharath, K.N., Basavarajappa, S., Indran, S., Binoj, J.S. (2020). Effect of Surface Modification on Characteristics of Naturally Woven Coconut Leaf Sheath Fabric as Potential Reinforcement of Composites. In: Khan, A., Mavinkere Rangappa, S., Siengchin, S., Asiri, A. (eds) Biofibers and Biopolymers for Biocomposites. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40301-0_14

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