SEM Characterization and Tensile Properties of Alkali Treated Single Coir Fiber with Drying Procedure Variation
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15866/ireme.v15i7.20794
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This study has aimed to analyze the effect of alkali treatment and drying method on the surface morphology and tensile properties of single coir fibers. The treatments of the coir fibers have been configured on the concentration of alkali solution, the soaking period, and the drying method. Furthermore, they have been soaked in 2 wt% and 6 wt% sodium hydroxide solution at room temperature for 1- and 2-hours soaking periods. The drying procedures adopted have been air, oven, and sun-drying. Observations with a scanning electron microscope (SEM) show that the coir surface is coarser, especially on fibers treated with 6 wt% sodium hydroxide solution. The properties such as tensile strength and strain, as well as tensile modulus of the different samples have been measured. The results have showed that the treated coir fiber with the 2 wt% concentration alkali solution has lower tensile strength than the untreated one. The treated coir with 6 wt% sodium hydroxides has the most considerable tensile strength. The effect of the soaking period on the tensile properties has been influenced by the drying method. Therefore, the appropriate combination of the soaking period and the drying method increase single coir fibers tensile properties. Slow drying (air-drying) has generated better tensile properties than the fast method (oven and sun-drying).
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