Mechanical and chemical properties of resin vegetable fibers: sugar cane and bamboo

Abstract

The objective of this research is to obtain quantitative and qualitative references of the physical and chemical characteristics of elongated mercerized cane and bamboo fibers with superficial application of an industrial adhesive. The process of obtaining these characteristics starts from the mercerization of the fibers using sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and the overlap of the industrial resin in the mercerized fibers, after the fibers are submitted to the tensile stresses for the analysis of the mechanical characteristics, and, finally, the X-ray diffraction chemical analysis, XRD. The result of this innovative process shows that the matrix-reinforcement pase was successful in the bamboo fiber, with one of the results being 110.28 MPa of tensile strength, and modulus of elasticity of 6.09 GPa, with characteristics of a structural composite making possible its application in the industrial market, however, for the cane fiber, the results were inverse.