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New Methods of Extraction and Characterization of Plant Fibers
View Published Articles →01About This Special Issue
During the last few decades, natural plant fibers reach the interest of many research works all over the world due to their attractive properties. Besides renewability and biodegradability, plant fibers are characterized by their good availability, low cost and density, limited damage to the processing equipment, and reasonable strength and stiffness.The majority of plants present a composite structure with an organic matrix and a reinforcement composed of cellulose fibres, which show different kinds of chemical bonding such as covalent, hydrogen or Van Der Waals bonds. The organic matrix is composed of several components including hemicelluloses, pectic matter, lignin and gums; whereas the reinforcing fibres are mainly composed of cellulose.
To extract fibers from the plant, It exist different methods which have a great influence on the fine structure of the resultatnt fibres and consequently on the chemical composition (cellulose, lignin, and hemicellulose contents), physical properties (density, fineness, crystallinity) as well as mechanical properties of the obtained fibers. It results that the fiber extraction from the plant and its characterization is an essential step prior to the technical application of this fiber. It is worth being studied and focused on.
02Meet the Guest Editors
Our distinguished editors bring deep subject-matter expertise to curate high-quality research and ensure a rigorous peer-review process.
Lead Guest Editor
Asma El Oudiani
Laboratory of Textile Engineering, University of Monastir, Ksar Hellal, Tunisia
Guest Editor
Slah Msahli
Laboratory of Textile Engineering, High Institute of Technological Studies of Ksar Hellal, Monastir, Tunisia
03Published Articles
The following articles have been published in this special issue.
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Variability in Fineness Parameter of Agave Americana L. Fiber “Intra-Plant Study”
Issue: Volume 4, Issue 5-1, October 2015Pages: 30-39Received: 25 May 2015Accepted: 26 May 2015Published: 9 June 2015Abstract: The aim of this paper is to study the botanical causes (age of plant, maturity of fibers) leading to the variability in fineness parameter for plant fibers, particularly agave Americana L. fiber. The Design of experiment DoE techniques, and other statistical analyses are used by varying the factors of interest in a full factorial design to assess t... Show More -
Variability in Mechanical Properties of Agave Americana L. Fiber “Intra-Plant Study”
Issue: Volume 4, Issue 5-1, October 2015Pages: 15-29Received: 25 May 2015Accepted: 26 May 2015Published: 9 June 2015Abstract: In this work, a study of intra plant variability in agave fiber mechanical properties was conducted. It is based on the Design of experiments techniques and statistical analyses. By taking into account the variation of modalities related to the fiber collecting mode, some parameters were defined and considered as controlling factors, namely the pos... Show More -
Study of Extraction and Characterization of Ultimate Date Palm Fibers
Issue: Volume 4, Issue 5-1, October 2015Pages: 7-14Received: 30 April 2015Accepted: 19 May 2015Published: 9 June 2015Abstract: Natural fibers are generally hydrophilic in nature, as they are in fact derived from lignocellulose, which contains strongly polarized hydroxyl groups. During the last few decades, cellulose has been one of the most abundant, inexpensive, non-toxic, and renewable biomacromolecules in nature and has been widely applied in diverse fields. In this stu... Show More -
Decomposition of Bamboo Powder for Eco-Friendly Material Development by Using Superheated Steams
Issue: Volume 4, Issue 5-1, October 2015Pages: 1-6Received: 29 April 2015Accepted: 8 May 2015Published: 9 June 2015Abstract: The purpose of this study is to investigate an alternative method to decompose bamboo for the development of new eco-friendly materials. The effect of superheated steam treatment on the chemistry of decomposed bamboo biomass was investigated; the composition of the decomposed biomass was quantitatively determined, and its molecular structures were ... Show More
