Properties of All-Cellulose Composite Films from Coconut Shell Powder and Microcrystalline Cellulose

Abstract:

All-cellulose composite using coconut shell powders (CSP) as natural lignocellulosic material and microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) were prepared by a surface selective dissolution. The effect of CSP content on tensile properties and crystallinity of CSP/MCC all-cellulose composites were investigated. It was found that the addition of CSP have increased the tensile strength and modulus of elasticity up to 3 wt% and decreased with further increment of CSP content. The elongation at break decreased with CSP content. The crystallinity of cellulose composites increased with the increasing of CSP content.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 754-755)
• Pages: 39-43
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.754-755.39
• Online since: April 2015
• Authors: H. Farah Norain, Husseinsyah Salmah, M. Mostapha Zakaria
• Keywords: All-Cellulose Composite, Coconut Shell Fibres, Mechanical Properties, X-Ray Diffraction

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