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Title: Physical and chemical properties of water-retted fibers extracted from different locations in corn husks
Authors: Yılmaz, Nazire Deniz
Sulak, Mine
Yılmaz, Kenan
Kalın, Fatih
Keywords: Agricultural residue
biodegradable
characterization
corn husk
fiber
waste management
water retting
Agricultural wastes
Agriculture
Characterization
Extraction
Mechanical properties
Moisture
Moisture determination
Waste management
Water absorption
Breaking force
Breaking tenacities
Chemical characteristic
Corn husks
Elongation at break
Physical and chemical properties
Water absorption capacity
Fibers
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Inc.
Abstract: Corn is the most commonly produced crop in the world producing immense agricultural residues, including corn husks. In search for handling corn husks as a fiber source, the quality of fibers extracted from different parts of corn husks by water retting is investigated. The effects of the location of the leaves in the husks and the part of the leaves where the fibers were extracted from on the mechanical, physical, and chemical characteristics of the fibers have been investigated. The coarseness of extracted fibers decreases from outer to the inner leaves in the husk and from the lower to the upper parts of the leaves. Breaking tenacity, breaking force, and elongation at break values of the fibers increase from the upper to the lower parts of the husk leaves. The fibers from the lower parts of the leaves showed greater hemicellulose, pectin, moisture content, and water absorption capacity compared to fibers obtained from the upper part of the corn husk leaves. With superior mechanical properties and lower moisture content and water absorption fibers from the lower parts of corn husk leaves may be considered advantageous for technical use such as in fiberboards. The fibers from the upper portion that are finer and can hold more moisture are more advantageous in terms of comfort aspects. The mechanical properties of the obtained water-retted fibers have been found to be superior to the corn husk fibers of prior studies produced by alkalization. © 2016 Taylor & Francis.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/9505
https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2015.1029201
ISSN: 1544-0478
Appears in Collections:Mühendislik Fakültesi Koleksiyonu
Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection
Uygulamalı Bilimler Yüksekokulu Koleksiyonu
WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection

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