Publications by authors named "Atangana Ateba"
Investigation of the performance of needle-punched nonwoven fabrics using and thermoplastic fibers, compared to other commercial bast fibers used in preformed biosourced composites.
Heliyon
July 2023
In an attempt to increase biodiversity in natural plant fiber nonwovens, new sources of natural fibers must be discovered. Nonwoven fabric is a promising commercial product for upgrading the new bast fiber (TCF) and giving it an opportunity to be used in composite nonwoven applications. Two types of TCF nonwoven mats blended with polylactide fibers for one and polypropylene fibers for the other at a mass ratio of 50 : 50 were manufactured using carding and needling technology.
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- Tropical fibre from Cameroon shows promise for textile applications, but needs proper extraction methods to achieve optimal softness and quality.
- Researchers conducted 34 sodium hydroxide extraction tests varying in concentration, temperature, and duration to identify conditions that yield high-quality fibres.
- Only six specific extraction combinations achieved the desired characteristics, with medium conditions proving most effective, resulting in fibres with notable cellulose content, moisture absorption, and strong mechanical properties comparable to other lignocellulosic fibres.
The wide dispersion of the properties of plant fiber bundles further limits their use. In this study, manual and retting methods were used to extract fiber bundles from the available and underutilized (AC) leaf waste in Cameroon. These fibers were sampled in three zones: base, middle and head.
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