Effects of temperature and time on the morphology, pH, and buffering capacity of bast and core kenaf fibres.

• Main Authors: Nayeri, Majid Dehghan, Mohamad Tahir, Paridah, Harun, Jalaluddin, Abdullah, Luqman Chuah, Bakar, Edi Suhaimi, Jawaid, Mohammad, Namvar, Farideh
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: North Carolina State University 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30776/1/Effects%20of%20temperature%20and%20time%20on%20the%20morphology.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30776/; http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/issue/view/49

This study investigated the effects of heating on the morphology, pH, and buffering capacity of bast and core kenaf fibre. The bast material yielded longer and thinner fibres (with a higher aspect ratio) compared to the core. Changes in fibre morphology were clearly visible when the temperature of p...