Title :
Effect of alkali treated maize fibers, compared with raw maize fibers and their application
Author :
Baranitharan, P. ; Prakash, K. Soorya
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Anna Univ., Chennai, India
Abstract :
Increasing the problem of Global warming, green house effects, climate changing, etc. we want tosave our earth. If save our earth, our using/manufacturing products do not affect earth or not spoil the earth. So we want to make eco friendly products. This type of eco friendly products are manufacturing by major constituents of Natural or natural composite materials. Composite materials constitute a significant proportion of the engineered materials market ranging from everyday products to sophisticated niche applications. Natural fibers are worth as weight-saving materials. Natural fibers have been used to reinforce materials for over 3,000 years. Natural fibers have the advantage that they are renewable resources and have marketing appeal. Due to the demand and needs we want to find out new combination eco-friendly materials either recyclable or bio degradable. In this fibers may be using for bio degradable/ recyclable packaging, sealing, and fabrication applications. So we want to study the properties of Maize fibers. Alkaline treating is essential one of Natural fibers treating. Alkaline treated Maize fibers properties are having better Tensile and elongation compare to raw Maize fibers.
Keywords :
ecocomposites; materials preparation; natural fibres; alkali treated maize fiber; alkaline treating; biodegradable packaging; composite materials; engineered materials; fabrication application; natural fibers; raw maize fibers; recyclable packaging; reinforce materials; renewable resource; sealing application; Alkali Treated Maize Fibers; Bio Degradable Straw; Maize Fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Current Trends in Engineering and Technology (ICCTET), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Coimbatore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2583-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICCTET.2013.6675915