%0 Journal Article
%T Influence of Solvent onto Chemical Extraction of America-Type Coconut (Coco <i>nucifera L.</i>) Fbers: Analysis of Physicochemical, Mechanical and Morphological Properties
%A Delphine Korgai Gandai
%A Zara Haman
%A Djoda Pagore Frederic
%A Memtine Ndong Augustin
%A Abdourhamane Nsangou
%A Niraka Blaise
%A Hambate Gomdje Valery
%J Journal of Textile Science and Technology
%P 64-81
%@ 2379-1551
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jtst.2024.103005
%X In this study, the natural fibers from Coconuts of the species Coco <i>nucifera L</i>. were Chemically extracted in different solvents such as sodium hydroxide (SH), acetone (AC) and sodium hydroxide-acetone (SHA) for their applications in the textile industries. Structural, morphological and physico-mechanical characterizations such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR), scanned electron microscopy (SEM), measurements of density, Young&#8217;s modulus, water absorption rate and humidity were evaluated. The XRD and FTIR results show that Coco <i>nucifera L.</i> fibers contains type I cellulose. Mechanical characterizations were also carried out. These results show that by varying the different solvents used, the physico-chemical, mechanical and morphological properties of the fibers change, which implies that the solvent has an influence on the properties of these fibers. The fibers extracted by the sodium hydroxide-acetone mixture have a linear density of 1.636, the percentage of water absorption is 62.428%, the percentage of moisture absorption 9.605% compared to other values in the literature shows that this solvent mixture improves the properties of coconut fibers which contain type I cellulose. The tensile stress is 0.013 GPa, the percentage strain is 49.836% and the Young&#8217;s modulus is 0.114 GPa as well as the percentage elongation show that these fibers are elasto-plastic. The values obtained mean that these fibers are suitable for use in textiles.
%K Chemical Extraction
%K Cellulose
%K Coco <i>nucifera L.</i> Fibers
%K Elasto-Plastic
%K Textiles
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=135278