Effect of NaOH Treatment and the Addition of Bio Waste Fillers in the Kenaf + Synthethic Fiber Reinforced Hybrid Polymer Composite Material for Light Weight Structural and Thermal Insulation Applications

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P, Anto paulin merinto ;G, Antony Miraculas ;ARUL, Sujin Jose .
Effect of NaOH Treatment and the Addition of Bio Waste Fillers in the Kenaf + Synthethic Fiber Reinforced Hybrid Polymer Composite Material for Light Weight Structural and Thermal Insulation Applications. 
Articles in Press, [S.l.], v. 0, n.0, p. , september 2025. 
ISSN 0039-2480.
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Effect of NaOH Treatment and the Addition of Bio Waste Fillers in the Kenaf + Synthethic Fiber Reinforced Hybrid Polymer Composite Material for Light Weight Structural and Thermal Insulation Applications.
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P, Anto paulin merinto, G, Antony Miraculas, AND Arul, Sujin Jose.
"Effect of NaOH Treatment and the Addition of Bio Waste Fillers in the Kenaf + Synthethic Fiber Reinforced Hybrid Polymer Composite Material for Light Weight Structural and Thermal Insulation Applications" Articles in Press [Online], Volume 0 Number 0 (01 September 2025)

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  • Assistant professor 1
  • Mechanical Engineering, St. Xavier's Catholic College of Engineering, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India 2
  • Mechanical Engineering, New Horizon College of Engineering, Bangalore, Karnataka, India 3

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This research investigates the mechanical and thermal characters of hybrid epoxy composite material reinforced with basalt, carbon, and kenaf fibers, and filled with 5% peanut shell powder. Composite laminates were fabricated using untreated and 5% NaOH-treated kenaf fibers to evaluate the effect of chemical surface modification. Among all formulations, the BCK3 laminate with 20% kenaf fiber content exhibited superior mechanical performance. The NaOH-treated BCK3 sample exhibited a tensile strength of 39.6 MPa and a tensile modulus of 1490 MPa, representing improvements of 22.9% and 24.2%, respectively, compared to its untreated counterpart. Likewise, the flexural strength improved by 39.4%, from 65.4 MPa to 91.2 MPa, upon alkali treatment. XRD analysis revealed that treated fibers exhibited a sharper peak at 2θ ≈ 22.3°, indicating enhanced crystallinity, while untreated samples peaked at 2θ ≈ 21.8° with broader intensity. SEM images confirmed better fiber–matrix interlocking in treated specimens. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) revealed better thermal constancy for treated composites, with only 56% weight loss up to 450°C and 31% char residue, compared to 73% weight loss and 18% residue in untreated samples. The results highlight that alkaline treatment significantly improves interfacial bonding, mechanical strength, and thermal resistance, making these composites suitable for structural and thermal insulation applications.