Palm Leaves as Potential Natural-fibre Source for a Tropical Island Developing State

The mechanical and chemical properties of fibers, extracted from four Mascarene endemic palm species, were determined in the untreated and mercerized states. Tensile strength of the fibers increased by 26% for the Hurricane fibers and to 92% for Bottle palm. Fibers from the Blue Latan gave the highe...

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Main Authors: Hareenanden Ramasawmy, Jaykumar Chummun, François Benjamin Vincent Florens, Hashita Joyram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Natural Fibers
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2019.1642823