Effects of alkali,mild steam,and chitosan treatments on the properties of pineapple,ramie, and sansevieria fiber bundles |
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Authors: | Sasa Sofyan Munawar Kenji Umemura Fumio Tanaka Shuichi Kawai |
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Institution: | (1) Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan |
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Abstract: | This study focused on the effects of treatments of alkali, mild steam, and chitosan on the surface morphology, fiber texture,
and tensile properties of pineapple, ramie, and sansevieria fiber bundles. The fibers were treated with NaOH (2%), mild steam
(0.1 MPa), and chitosan solutions (4% and 8%). The properties of these treated fibers were characterized and compared with
the untreated fibers. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) was used to observe the surface morphology of those
fibers. X-Ray diffraction (XRD) spectroscopy was used to observe the fiber textures. Tensile properties of the treated and
untreated fibers were also recorded. SEM micrographs showed that the surfaces of the NaOH-treated fibers were more damaged
than those of the steam-treated fibers. The 4% chitosan solution covered the fiber surface more uniformly than the 8% chitosan
solution. The steam-treated fibers had higher values of degree of crystallinity, crystallite orientation factor, and crystallite
size than the NaOHtreated fibers. Ramie fiber showed greater mechanical properties than the other fibers. The values of tensile
strength, Young’s modulus, and toughness of the steamtreated fibers, which were similar to those of the 4% chitosan-coated
fibers, were higher than those for the other treatments. |
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Keywords: | Plant fiber Fiber treatments Morphology Fiber texture Tensile properties |
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