Assessing Extraction Methods and Mechanical and Physicochemical Properties of Algerian Yucca Fibers for Sustainable Composite Reinforcement

Abstract The utilization of biofiber in recent years has significantly increased due to its advantages like being environmentally friendly, availability, and low costs. This paper investigates the physicochemical, mechanical, and morphological properties of the yucca fiber extracted by three methods...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Amine Kacem, Moussa Guebailia, Nassila Sabba, Said Abdi, Mahdi Bodaghi
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Published: Wiley-VCH 2024-10-01
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author Mohamed Amine Kacem
Moussa Guebailia
Nassila Sabba
Said Abdi
Mahdi Bodaghi
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description Abstract The utilization of biofiber in recent years has significantly increased due to its advantages like being environmentally friendly, availability, and low costs. This paper investigates the physicochemical, mechanical, and morphological properties of the yucca fiber extracted by three methods such as water‐retting, traditional, and chemical methods. These analyses are designed to evaluate the extraction methodology and the hypothesis of the influence of harvesting location and growth conditions of the fiber. Various technologies are used, such as SEM, FTIR, XRD, and tensile tests. The fiber extracted by water retting is the strongest in the mechanical analysis with a strength of 690.48 MPa, followed by fiber extracted with the traditional method with 685.48 MPa, also 673.06, 657.94, 373.68 MPa for the fiber extracted by the chemical method using 3%, 5%, 10%NaOH respectively. The fiber obtained by the water retting method also has a higher chemical composition with 80.25% cellulose, 10.45% lignin, and 13.75% hemicellulose. The morphological characteristics are examined using Scanning Electron Microscopy. The crystallinity index ranged from 61.75% to 70.77%, and crystallite size from 1.73 to 2.04 nm is calculated from the XRD analysis. All these results confirm that yucca fiber can be a good sustainable choice for composite reinforcement.
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spelling doaj-art-42a199e8affc410e9b0eeea8f3db9db32025-08-20T01:47:40ZengWiley-VCHMacromolecular Materials and Engineering1438-74921439-20542024-10-0130910n/an/a10.1002/mame.202400082Assessing Extraction Methods and Mechanical and Physicochemical Properties of Algerian Yucca Fibers for Sustainable Composite ReinforcementMohamed Amine Kacem0Moussa Guebailia1Nassila Sabba2Said Abdi3Mahdi Bodaghi4Laboratory of Applied Mechanics and Energetic Systems Faculty of Applied Sciences Kasdi Merbah University Ouargla 30000 AlgeriaLaboratory of Applied Mechanics and Energetic Systems Faculty of Applied Sciences Kasdi Merbah University Ouargla 30000 AlgeriaLaboratory of Matter's Valorization and Recycling for Sustainable Development (VRMDD)USTHB Alger 16111 AlgeriaMaterials Science and Process Engineering Laboratory (LSGM) USTHB Alger 16111AlgeriaDepartment of Engineering, School of Science and TechnologyNottingham Trent UniversityNottinghamNG11 8NSUKAbstract The utilization of biofiber in recent years has significantly increased due to its advantages like being environmentally friendly, availability, and low costs. This paper investigates the physicochemical, mechanical, and morphological properties of the yucca fiber extracted by three methods such as water‐retting, traditional, and chemical methods. These analyses are designed to evaluate the extraction methodology and the hypothesis of the influence of harvesting location and growth conditions of the fiber. Various technologies are used, such as SEM, FTIR, XRD, and tensile tests. The fiber extracted by water retting is the strongest in the mechanical analysis with a strength of 690.48 MPa, followed by fiber extracted with the traditional method with 685.48 MPa, also 673.06, 657.94, 373.68 MPa for the fiber extracted by the chemical method using 3%, 5%, 10%NaOH respectively. The fiber obtained by the water retting method also has a higher chemical composition with 80.25% cellulose, 10.45% lignin, and 13.75% hemicellulose. The morphological characteristics are examined using Scanning Electron Microscopy. The crystallinity index ranged from 61.75% to 70.77%, and crystallite size from 1.73 to 2.04 nm is calculated from the XRD analysis. All these results confirm that yucca fiber can be a good sustainable choice for composite reinforcement.https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202400082mechanical strengthmorphologynatural fibersustainabilityyucca fiber
spellingShingle Mohamed Amine Kacem
Moussa Guebailia
Nassila Sabba
Said Abdi
Mahdi Bodaghi
Assessing Extraction Methods and Mechanical and Physicochemical Properties of Algerian Yucca Fibers for Sustainable Composite Reinforcement
Macromolecular Materials and Engineering
mechanical strength
morphology
natural fiber
sustainability
yucca fiber
title Assessing Extraction Methods and Mechanical and Physicochemical Properties of Algerian Yucca Fibers for Sustainable Composite Reinforcement
title_full Assessing Extraction Methods and Mechanical and Physicochemical Properties of Algerian Yucca Fibers for Sustainable Composite Reinforcement
title_fullStr Assessing Extraction Methods and Mechanical and Physicochemical Properties of Algerian Yucca Fibers for Sustainable Composite Reinforcement
title_full_unstemmed Assessing Extraction Methods and Mechanical and Physicochemical Properties of Algerian Yucca Fibers for Sustainable Composite Reinforcement
title_short Assessing Extraction Methods and Mechanical and Physicochemical Properties of Algerian Yucca Fibers for Sustainable Composite Reinforcement
title_sort assessing extraction methods and mechanical and physicochemical properties of algerian yucca fibers for sustainable composite reinforcement
topic mechanical strength
morphology
natural fiber
sustainability
yucca fiber
url https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202400082
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