Abstract:
Banana pseudo-stem fibers were treated with 4% sodium hydroxide, and
then combined with banana peels resin to design bio-composite material.
The effect of selected factors (fiber volume fraction, bio-resin, and mass of
glycerin) on tensile and compressive properties of banana bio-composites
were investigated. The banana bio-composite exhibited tensile strength of
4.2 MPa, Young’s modulus of 12 MPa and compressive strength of 2.1 MPa
using fiber volume fraction of 60% and bio-resin mass of 140 g. The mass of
glycerin recorded a nonsignificant effect on the aforementioned properties
of the bio-composites