A Review on the Effect of Various Chemical Treatments on the Mechanical Properties of Renewable Fiber-Reinforced Composites

Table 5

Effect of peroxide treatment on various biofibers.

S. no.	Fibers used	Type of chemical treatment	Effects	Ref.
1	Sisal	Peroxide treatment	Enhancement in tensile properties.	[72]
2	Sisal	Peroxide treatment	Crystallinity index and decomposition rate were found to be better at soaking time of 30 min.	[146]
3	Kenaf	Peroxide treatment	At 30% fiber loading exhibited higher tensile and flexural strength, whereas modulus was high at 40% fiber loading.	[146]
4	Oil palm	Peroxide treatment	Improvement in flexural modulus as compared to other chemical treatments.	[147]
5	Sisal	Peroxide treatment	50% higher tensile strength of treated fiber compared to untreated fiber composites.	[105]
6	Jute	Peroxide treatment	The treatment exhibited better tensile and flexural properties than alkali and permanganate treatment, but not as superior as silane treatment, whereas the thermal stability was reduced.	[105]
7	Pineapple leaf	Peroxide treatment	Better in tensile strength, tensile modulus, and abrasion resistance as compared to untreated composites. But there was a reduction in elongation breaks.	[148]
8	Wheat straw	Peroxide treatment	The treated composites were found to have increase in ash content. Removal of lignin was around 50%.	[149]