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Effect of chemical treatment on the mechanical and water absorption properties of bagasse fiber-reinforced epoxy composites

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Abstract

The present article presents a study on the mechanical and water absorption properties of bagasse fiber-reinforced epoxy composites. Bagasse fibers are subjected to chemical treatment with 1% sodium hydroxide followed by 1% acrylic acid at ambient temperature to enhance the bonding strength between the fiber-polymer, resulting in high values of the mechanical properties and a reduction in the water absorption properties of the composites. We analyzed the optimum value of fiber treatment, and it was found that 15% treated fiber loading yields enhanced the mechanical properties together with a reduction in water absorption properties.


Corresponding author: Shishir Sinha, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247667, Uttrakhand, India, e-mail:

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Received: 2014-8-8
Accepted: 2014-11-18
Published Online: 2014-12-17
Published in Print: 2015-8-1

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