TY - JOUR
T1 - Physicochemical characteristics of chemically treated bagasse fibers
AU - Prabhu, Roopa
AU - Ganesh, Sharad
AU - gt, Mahesha
AU - Bhat K, Subrahmanya
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The authors received no direct funding for this research.
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The present paper reports effect of chemical modification of bagasse fibers by using oxidizing agents like potassium permanganate and potassium dichromate. The fiber modification was assessed by several techniques like Fourier Transfer Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Thermo Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) which provide evidences for the desired structural changes. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) used to analyze the microstructure of the samples. Our studies reveal decrease in the crystallinity index of samples after treatment with dichromate solution implying effective removal of polar impurities. Raw fibers had crystallinity index of 72% while permanganate and dichromate treated fibers showed 47% and 50%, respectively.
AB - The present paper reports effect of chemical modification of bagasse fibers by using oxidizing agents like potassium permanganate and potassium dichromate. The fiber modification was assessed by several techniques like Fourier Transfer Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Thermo Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) which provide evidences for the desired structural changes. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) used to analyze the microstructure of the samples. Our studies reveal decrease in the crystallinity index of samples after treatment with dichromate solution implying effective removal of polar impurities. Raw fibers had crystallinity index of 72% while permanganate and dichromate treated fibers showed 47% and 50%, respectively.
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U2 - 10.1080/23311916.2021.2014025
DO - 10.1080/23311916.2021.2014025
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85121586257
SN - 2331-1916
VL - 9
JO - Cogent Engineering
JF - Cogent Engineering
IS - 1
M1 - 2014025
ER -