Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Influence of alkali treatment on physiochemical and morphological properties of palmyra fibers Subject The topic of the resource Alkali treatment; Chemical analysis; Palmyra fibers; Surface morphology; Tensile strength Description An account of the resource As a part of sustainable development in construction, natural fibers are used as reinforcement in cement composites. The degradation of these natural fibers in matrix has led to growing interest among researchers to enhance the fiber properties by adopting suitable treatment techniques. This research focuses on examining the influence of alkali treatment on various aspects, including the physical, chemical, crystallinity, mechanical and surface characteristics of palmyra fibers. Herein, the palmyra fibers were immersed in alkaline solution for different duration (30 minutes, 60 minutes and 120 minutes) to arrive at optimum treatment period. The investigation utilizes XRD, FTIR, SEM and EDS analysis to gain insights into these properties. The findings indicated that the treatment effectively removed excess amorphous components like extractives, hemicellulose and lignin leading to the increase in crystallinity index and surface roughness. The crystallinity index increased by 11 %, 13 % and 23 % for 30 minutes, 60 minutes and 120 minutes treatment respectively. The water absorption of palmyra fibers reduced by 13 %, 14 % and 14 % for 30 minutes, 60 minutes and 120 minutes treatment duration respectively. Additionally, SEM-EDS exhibited best results for 60 min treatment of fibers, with 38 % increase in Oxygen to Carbon ratio of cellulose compared to untreated fibers. Among the different treatment duration, the 60 minutes treatment duration of fibers in 0.5 M sodium hydroxide solution has exhibited considerable enhancement in properties. These enhancements in palmyra fiber properties post-alkali treatment suggests their potential utility in the reinforcement of composites using alkali treated palmyra fibers. 2024 The Authors Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rai P.S.; Unnikrishnan S.; Chandrashekar A. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Industrial Crops and Products, Vol-224 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Elsevier B.V. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2025-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2024.120298" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2024.120298</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85212557731&amp;doi=10.1016%2Fj.indcrop.2024.120298&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=f4692546f0ea8d1aa8c465d7a6c86f15" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85212557731&amp;doi=10.1016%2fj.indcrop.2024.120298&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=f4692546f0ea8d1aa8c465d7a6c86f15</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Hybrid Gold Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 9266690; CODEN: ICRDE Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Rai P.S., Research Scholar, KVG College of Engineering, DK, Sullia, 574327, India; Unnikrishnan S., Christ University, Bengaluru, 560074, India; Chandrashekar A., KVG College of Engineering, DK, Sullia, 574327, India