Characterization of Agave vera-cruz Mill Leaf Fiber for Textile Applications— An Exploratory Investigation o

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dc.categoryJournal Article
dc.contributor.authorVasugi, N
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-25T18:55:37Z
dc.date.available2017-01-25T18:55:37Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.departmentTextiles and Clothingen_US
dc.description.abstractThis a rticle d emonstrates the textile p o ten tia l o f Agave v e r a -cn iz L. fib er. It d ea ls with the extraction o f f ib e r fr om Agave v era-crn z Mill leaves, an a ly z in g its ch em ic a l composition such a s cellulose, lignin, ivax, ash, a n d moisture content. Physical p rop erties such a s f ib e r length, density, a n d their m e c h a n ic a l b eh a v io r in tensile tests w ere ex am in ed . Scanning electron m icro scop ic study was c on d u c ted both in lon g itu d in al a n d cross-section al d irection to ide72tify the su r fa c e topologj) o f the fib er. In fra red spectra ayid XRD o f Agave v e r a -cn iz Mill fib e rs were r e c o rd ed to d eterm in e the ch aracteristic absorption b an d s with its d eg ree o f crystallinity. The ch em ic a l con ten t estimation shows that cellulose (77.43%) was the m a jo r constituent p resen t in the fib er. Physical prop erties reveal that Agave v era-cru z Mill f ib e r h a s g o o d pro sp ectiv e in fu tu re. SEM im a g e depicts the p r e s en c e o f p o ly g on a l voids. FTIR a n d X-ray d iffrac tion assessment o f the f i b er reveals the p r e s en c e o f cellulose Ifi with crystallinity in d ex o f 60%.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.avinuty.ac.in/handle/avu/1163
dc.langEnglishen_US
dc.publisher.nameInternational Journal of Natural Fibersen_US
dc.publisher.typeInternationalen_US
dc.titleCharacterization of Agave vera-cruz Mill Leaf Fiber for Textile Applications— An Exploratory Investigation oen_US
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