Open AccessExamination on Lightweight Banana Fibre (bunch) and Polyestercomposite for Industrial Applications
Author(s) -
A. Chithambar Ganesh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of recent technology and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2277-3878
DOI - 10.35940/ijrte.d1011.1284s219
Subject(s) - materials science , retting , composite material , fiber , ultimate tensile strength , polyester resin , flexural strength , polyester , composite number , durability , natural fiber , polymer , pulp and paper industry , engineering
The durability of non-natural-reusable polymers is less identified, and it is challenging to dispose. To increase the durability and solve the disposal problem, polymers are reinforced with fibers. In this study, the banana fiber is used to prepare a lightweight composite mixed with a polymer compound. The fiber is extracted from the bunch of banana by retting process. The fabrication was done by adding fiber and the polyester resin in the mould by varying the composition, and the length of the fiber was fixed as 40 mm. As per standard of ASTM, The impact, tensile and flexural strength tests were conducted for the fabricated composite. The result was compared with coconut fiber and polyester resin composite. The study shows that the fiber prepared with the banana bunch shows a remarkable increase in mechanical properties proves to be a light weight material because of its less dense of fiber as 581 kg/m3. Hence, for industrial applications, the composite made of banana fiber and polyester can be used.