Jayaramudu, JReddy, DJPGuduri, BRRajulu, AV2010-11-112010-11-112009-06Jayaramudu, J, Reddy, DJP, Guduri, BR and Rajulu, AV. 2009. Properties of natural fabric Polyalthia cerasoides. Fibers and Polymers, Vol. 10(3), pp 338-3421229-9197http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4547Copyright: 2009 Springer. This is the authors pre print version of the work. The definitive version is published in Fibers and Polymers, Vol. 10(3), pp 338-342The ligno-cellulose natural fabric from the Polyalthia cerasoides tree was analyzed by FTIR, chemical, X-ray and thermo gravimetric methods. The morphology of the fibers was studied by scanning electron and polarized optical microscopic methods. The tensile properties were also studied. The effect of alkali treatment on the properties of the fabric was studied. The FTIR and chemical analyses indicated lowering of hemi-cellulose and lignin content on alkali treatment of the fabric. The tensile properties were found to increase on alkali treatment. The x-ray diffraction revealed an increase in crystallinity of the fabric on alkali treatment. The thermal stability of the fabric was also found to increase on alkali treatment. The properties of this fabric were compared with those of two natural fabrics reported in the literature. This uniaxial fabric has sufficient tensile modulus and can be used as reinforcement in the development of green composites.enNatural fabricLigno-cellulosePolyalthia cerasoidesFTIRMorphologyCrystallinityReinforcementArticleJayaramudu, J., Reddy, D., Guduri, B., & Rajulu, A. (2009). Properties of natural fabric Polyalthia cerasoides. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4547Jayaramudu, J, DJP Reddy, BR Guduri, and AV Rajulu "Properties of natural fabric Polyalthia cerasoides." (2009) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4547Jayaramudu J, Reddy D, Guduri B, Rajulu A. Properties of natural fabric Polyalthia cerasoides. 2009; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4547.TY - Article AU - Jayaramudu, J AU - Reddy, DJP AU - Guduri, BR AU - Rajulu, AV AB - The ligno-cellulose natural fabric from the Polyalthia cerasoides tree was analyzed by FTIR, chemical, X-ray and thermo gravimetric methods. The morphology of the fibers was studied by scanning electron and polarized optical microscopic methods. The tensile properties were also studied. The effect of alkali treatment on the properties of the fabric was studied. The FTIR and chemical analyses indicated lowering of hemi-cellulose and lignin content on alkali treatment of the fabric. The tensile properties were found to increase on alkali treatment. The x-ray diffraction revealed an increase in crystallinity of the fabric on alkali treatment. The thermal stability of the fabric was also found to increase on alkali treatment. The properties of this fabric were compared with those of two natural fabrics reported in the literature. This uniaxial fabric has sufficient tensile modulus and can be used as reinforcement in the development of green composites. DA - 2009-06 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Natural fabric KW - Ligno-cellulose KW - Polyalthia cerasoides KW - FTIR KW - Morphology KW - Crystallinity KW - Reinforcement LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2009 SM - 1229-9197 T1 - Properties of natural fabric Polyalthia cerasoides TI - Properties of natural fabric Polyalthia cerasoides UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4547 ER -