This book presents recent research on natural fibers extracted from pineapple leaves. Covering several extraction processes, properties of pineapple leaf fibers and comparisons with other natural fibers, and their applications, it provides up-to-date information on the subject of natural fibers from prominent researchers in academia and industry as well as government/private research laboratories across the world. The book is a comprehensive reference resource for university and college faculties, professionals, postdoctoral research fellows, undergraduate/graduate students, researchers and scientists working in the areas of non-forest product utilization, natural fibers, and biomass materials.
Table des matières
Origin, Description, Importance, and Cultivation.- Pineapple Leaf Fiber: cultivation and production.- Extraction of Fibers from different types of pineapple leaves.- Anatomical structure of Pineapple Leaf Fibers and its affects.- Testing and characterization of Pineapple Leaf Fiber.- Improving the properties of pineapple Leaf Fibers by chemical treatments.- Enzymatic treatment of pineapple Leaf Fibers.- Improving the flame retardancy of pineapple Leaf Fibers.- Effect of extraction on the mechanical and physical properties of pineapple Leaf Fibers.- Sound absorption of extracted pineapple Leaf Fibers.- Characteristics of cellulose extracted from pineapple Leaf Fibers.- Production of NCC and starch from pineapple Fiber and it waste materials.- Pineapple Leaf Fibers for automotive applications.- Pineapple Leaf Fiber composites (NFCs) for construction and automotive industries.- Potential Green Resources for Pulp and Paper Production.- Potential Material for Green Biocomposites.
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