Characterization of adhesion surface of cellulosic fibers extracted from agro wastes

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dc.contributor.authorAkpan, E.I.
dc.contributor.authorAdeosun, S.O.
dc.contributor.authorLawal, G.I.
dc.contributor.authorBalogun, S.A.
dc.contributor.authorChen, D.I.
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-28T11:58:44Z
dc.date.available2019-11-28T11:58:44Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractThe adhesion characteristics of agro waste–derived fibers are examined in this study. Fibers obtained from groundnut shell, coconut shell, rice husk, palm fruit bunch, and palm fruit stalk are subjected to a combination of batch treatments in two distinctive ways. These batch fiber treatments involve mechanical defibrillation, steam explosion, acid hydrolysis, alkaline hydrolysis, and enzymatic hydrolysis. Topography, mean surface roughness, maximum surface roughness, skewness, and morphology of the resulting fibers are characterized using the atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Results show that the treatments are effective in removal of noncellulosic materials and smoothening of fiber surface. This phenomenon would results in improvement in wettability between fiber and matrix in polymer composite applications. Palm fruit–derived fibers are found to retain a greater portion of noncellulosic materials compared to others. This is attributed to the high amorphous content of palm fruit with very low crystalline portion compared to others.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAkpan E.I., Adeosun, S.O., Lawal, G.I., Balogun S.A., Chen, D.I. (2016). Characterization of adhesion surface of cellulosic fibers extracted from agro wastes. Journal of Natural Fibers, 13:103-124en_US
dc.identifier.issn1544-0478
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/7010
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Natural Fibersen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal of Natural Fibers;Vol.13
dc.subjectAFMen_US
dc.subjectSurface roughnessen_US
dc.subjectSkewnessen_US
dc.subjectMorphologyen_US
dc.subjectNatural fibersen_US
dc.subjectCellulosic fibersen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::TECHNOLOGYen_US
dc.titleCharacterization of adhesion surface of cellulosic fibers extracted from agro wastesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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