Isolation and characterization of agro-waste biomass sapodilla seeds as reinforcement in potential polymer composite applications
Nalaeram Sivaram R,
Senthil Muthu Kumar Thiagamani,
Sivakumar P,
Srinivasan M,
Surya Narayana Boyina Yagna,
Ebrahimnezhad-Khaljiri Hossein,
Meena M,
Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa,
Suchart Siengchin
Affiliations
Nalaeram Sivaram R
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil, 626126, Tamil Nadu, India
Senthil Muthu Kumar Thiagamani
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil, 626126, Tamil Nadu, India
Sivakumar P
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil, 626126, Tamil Nadu, India
Srinivasan M
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil, 626126, Tamil Nadu, India
Surya Narayana Boyina Yagna
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil, 626126, Tamil Nadu, India
Ebrahimnezhad-Khaljiri Hossein
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
Meena M
Department of Physics, ST Hindu College, Nagerkoil, 629002, Tamil Nadu, India
Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa
Department of Materials and Production Engineering, The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Bangkok, Thailand; Corresponding author.
Suchart Siengchin
Department of Materials and Production Engineering, The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Bangkok, Thailand; Institute of Plant and Wood Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Tharandt, Germany
Fillers or particulate fillers find a growing utilization as reinforcement material in polymer composites due to their ability to enhance the properties of the ensuing composites. The discarded seed in sapodilla fruit is available in abundant and the shell of the seed can be used as a reinforcing filler. The primary goal of this study is to extract and characterize the sapodilla seed shell powder (SSS) physically and chemically in order to assess its potential for reinforcement as a particulate filler in polymer composites. The sapodilla seed shell filler was characterized experimentally by Physio-chemical analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX). The morphology and the filler size were determined by Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Particle size analysis. The thermal degradation behaviour was evaluated by Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA).
