Surface Alteration and Effect of Fiber Amount on the Optimization of Palmyra and Moringa Oleifera Fibrils Fortified Composites

The chief objective of the author to go for surface change was to reduce the effect of water retention property of bio-fibrils and to progress likeness of affinity with the resin mix. In this effort, by mixing 10% vinyl ester with 90% epoxy, the bio-fibril composites were fabricated and fortified the bio-fibrils into the matrix blend. The mechanical property values of the composites were affected by chemical modification of the fibrils and fiber amount. Outside surface of the fibrils was customized by alkali treatment indicating superior crystallinity of fibrils. The exploration of flexural, compressive and tensile properties of Palmyra-Drumstick fibrils reinforced bio-composites was executed for 50, 40, 30, 20 and 10% amount of fibril surface customized composites and other untreated bio-fibrils composites. [C₆H₅N₂]Cl-treated composite mechanical property values displayed were superior and at ideal condition for 40% fiber amount compared to 5% sodium hydroxide treated, 10% sodium hydroxide treated and 50, 40, 30, 20 and 10% fiber quantity chemically untreated and treated bio-composites.