Author(s)

Delphine Korgai Gandai¹, Zara Haman², Djoda Pagore Frederic¹, Memtine Ndong Augustin¹, Abdourhamane Nsangou³, Niraka Blaise¹, Hambate Gomdje Valery^1*

¹National Advanced School of Engineering of Maroua, University of Maroua, Maroua, Cameroon.
²School of Chemical Engineering and Mineral Industries, University of Ngaoundere, Ngaoundere, Cameroon.
³Department of Mechanical Engineering, ENSET, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon.

In this study, the natural fibers from Coconuts of the species Coco nucifera L. were Chemically extracted in different solvents such as sodium hydroxide (SH), acetone (AC) and sodium hydroxide-acetone (SHA) for their applications in the textile industries. Structural, morphological and physico-mechanical characterizations such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR), scanned electron microscopy (SEM), measurements of density, Young’s modulus, water absorption rate and humidity were evaluated. The XRD and FTIR results show that Coco nucifera L. fibers contains type I cellulose. Mechanical characterizations were also carried out. These results show that by varying the different solvents used, the physico-chemical, mechanical and morphological properties of the fibers change, which implies that the solvent has an influence on the properties of these fibers. The fibers extracted by the sodium hydroxide-acetone mixture have a linear density of 1.636, the percentage of water absorption is 62.428%, the percentage of moisture absorption 9.605% compared to other values in the literature shows that this solvent mixture improves the properties of coconut fibers which contain type I cellulose. The tensile stress is 0.013 GPa, the percentage strain is 49.836% and the Young’s modulus is 0.114 GPa as well as the percentage elongation show that these fibers are elasto-plastic. The values obtained mean that these fibers are suitable for use in textiles.

Chemical Extraction, Cellulose, Coco nucifera L. Fibers, Elasto-Plastic, Textiles

Gandai, D. , Haman, Z. , Frederic, D. , Augustin, M. , Nsangou, A. , Blaise, N. and Valery, H. (2024) Influence of Solvent onto Chemical Extraction of America-Type Coconut (Coco nucifera L.) Fbers: Analysis of Physicochemical, Mechanical and Morphological Properties. Journal of Textile Science and Technology, 10, 64-81. doi: 10.4236/jtst.2024.103005.