Experimental Investigation and Surface Morphology Study on Areca Fiber Composite Material


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Year : 2025 | Volume : 13 | Special Issue 01 | Page : 459-468
    By

    Murkur Rajesh,

  • K. Balaji,

  1. Research Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Avadi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  2. Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Avadi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Composites manufactured from areca fibers had their characteristics assessed in recent research. Shape and size were determined by cutting the stem. It takes six months to dry the fibers once they are taken from the tree stem. Because pectin, cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin make up the bulk of it. It has great regeneration capacity and is a resource material made of wood fibers. The untreated and chemically treated fibers are obtained by processing them with an alkali. One method of preparing composite laminates is the vacuum bagging process, which involves pressurization procedures to eliminate air gaps. The areca fiber’s tensile strength both before and after the alkalization process is determined by conducting specimen mechanical property tensile strength tests in accordance with ASTM D3379. Thus, it will show the specimens’ responses to tension pressures on natural fiber composites. The behaviour of areca fibers is studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). FTIR spectrum investigations have shown that the cellulose recovered from areca fibers does not include any hemicellulose, lignin, or wax, and morphological examinations have shown that the fibers have been separated and that the deposits have been removed.

Keywords: Areca fiber, NaOH solution, SEM analysis, FTIR, alkalization process, tensile strength

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Special Issue Open Access Original Research
Volume 13
Special Issue 01
Received 02/08/2024
Accepted 17/08/2024
Published 24/12/2024
Publication Time 144 Days
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