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Study of the structural and thermal properties of plasma treated jute fibre

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Jute fibres (Corchorus olitorius), were treated with argon cold plasma for 5, 10 and 15 min. Structural macromolecular parameters of untreated and plasma treated fibres were investigated using small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), and the crystallinity parameters of the same fibres were determined by using X-ray diffraction (XRD). Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was used to study the thermal behavior of the untreated and treated fibres. Comparison and analysis of the results confirmed the changes in the macromolecular structure after plasma treatment. This is due to the swelling of cellulosic particles constituting the fibres, caused by the bombardment of high energetic ions onto the fibre surface. Differential scanning calorimetry data demonstrated the thermal instability of the fibre after cold plasma treatment, as the thermal degradation temperature of hemicelluloses and cellulose was found lowered than that of raw fibre after plasma treatment.

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  1. Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 769008, Orissa, India

    E. Sinha

  2. Department of Applied Physics, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 835215, India

    S.K. Rout & P.K. Barhai

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61.82.Pv; 61.82.Rx ; 52.77.-j; 61.10.Eq; 68.60.Dv

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Sinha, E., Rout, S. & Barhai, P. Study of the structural and thermal properties of plasma treated jute fibre. Appl. Phys. A 92, 283–290 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-008-4541-z

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