In this work, novel cellulosic fibers are extracted from Washingtonia Filifera (WF) plant using an environment friendly technique. Morphological, physico-chemical, thermal and mechanical properties are reported in this paper. | Thermo-physico-chemical and statistical mechanical properties of Washingtonian filifera new lignocellulosic fiber Engineering Solid Mechanics 7 2019 137-150 Contents lists available at GrowingScience Engineering Solid Mechanics homepage esm Thermo-physico-chemical and statistical mechanical properties of Washingtonian filifera new lignocellulosic fiber Djamel Edinne Gaagaiaa b Mustapha Bouakbaa and Abdelheq Layachic d a Department of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Applied Sciences University of Kasdi Merbah Ouargla 30000 Algeria b Research Center in Industrial Technologies CRTI 64 Cheraga Algeria c Laboratoire des Silicates Polymères et Nanocomposites LSPN Université 08 mai 1945 24000 Guelma Algeria d Université des Frères Mentouri Constantine 1 ISTA Algérie A R T I C L EI N F O ABSTRACT Article history In this work novel cellulosic fibers are extracted from Washingtonia Filifera WF plant using an Received 12 December 2018 environment friendly technique. Morphological physico-chemical thermal and mechanical Accepted 18 February 2019 properties are reported in this paper. Micro graphical SEM shows the presence of cells in the fiber. Available online FTIR and XRD experimental analyzes show a cristinality index of and the WF fibers are 1 April 2019 Keywords found to be thermally stable until 201 C by using TGA and DTG thermo graphic analyzes with an WF fibers appropriate activation energy of kJ mol where Young modulus and tensile strength of strain Mechanical properties were determined using tensile tests of single fiber at GPa 134 MPa and respectively. FTIR Mechanical properties are analyzed using a statistical method. XRD TGA Statistical methods 2019 Growing Science Ltd. All rights reserved. 1. Introduction Nowadays the usage of natural fibers as reinforcement in polymer matrix based composites is the subject of interest of many researchers around the globe mainly due to climate change concerns greenhouse .
