Grafting of Butyl Acrylate on to Banana Fibers for Improved Oil Absorption

ABSTRACT

Nowadays, unconventional natural fibers are receiving a great interest because of their environmental friendliness vis-à-vis those fibers that are obtained using raw materials from the nonrenewable resources. Among the many applications such as composites, handicrafts, decorative materials, etc., one major application is in combating oil spill. The present paper deals with use of modified natural fiber banana, as oil sorbent. The banana fiber is modified to impart hydrophobicity and oleophilicity to it. The resultant fibers were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to confirm the modification. Modified banana fiber showed significant enhancement in oil sorption and thus increased potential for its use as oil spill cleanup material.

摘要

相对于使用从不可再生资源获得的原料制得的纤维，非常规天然纤维具有更好的环保性，因而如今广受关注。非常规天然纤维有许多应用，如复合材料、工艺品、装饰材料等，但其中一个主要应用是处理漏油。本论文研究将改性的天然香蕉纤维用于吸油。改性后的香蕉纤维具有疏水性和亲油性。使用傅立叶变换红外光谱（FTIR）、热重量分析（TGA）和扫描电子显微镜（SEM）对所得纤维的改性进行了确认。改性后香蕉纤维的吸油能力显著增强，从而在漏油清理材料中的应用潜力巨大。

KEYWORDS:

• Banana fiber
• butyl acrylate
• crosslinking
• grafting
• N
• N-methylene-bis-acrylamide
• oil absorption

关键词:

• 香蕉纤维
• 丙烯酸丁酯
• 交联
• 嫁接
• N-亚甲基-双-丙烯酰胺
• N
• 吸油

Funding

The authors would like to thank University Grant Commission Special Assistance programme (UGC-SAP) for providing funds for carrying out this research.

Additional information

Funding

The authors would like to thank University Grant Commission Special Assistance programme (UGC-SAP) for providing funds for carrying out this research.