Abstract
Banana pseudo-stem fibers were treated with 4% sodium hydroxide, and then combined with banana peels resin to design bio-composite material. The effect of selected factors (fiber volume fraction, bio-resin, and mass of glycerin) on tensile and compressive properties of banana bio-composites were investigated. The banana bio-composite exhibited tensile strength of 4.2 MPa, Young’s modulus of 12 MPa and compressive strength of 2.1 MPa using fiber volume fraction of 60% and bio-resin mass of 140 g. The mass of glycerin recorded a nonsignificant effect on the aforementioned properties of the bio-composites.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1055-1063 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Natural Fibers |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 12 Mar 2018 |
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Keywords
- banana peels
- bio-composites
- bio-resin
- Pseudo-stem fibers
- tensile strength
- universal rotatable design
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European Union MSc Textile Engineering Scholarship Award
Mwesigwa, R. (Recipient), 12 Jun 2014
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