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A New Study on Characterization and Properties of Natural Fibers Obtained from Olive Tree (Olea europaea L.) Residues

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Nowadays, fibers extracted from natural resources have a wide range of promising applications, including the prospect to be used as reinforcing material in polymer composites. In this context, the purpose of this study has been to extract fibers from different parts of the olive tree (leaves, small and large branches) and characterize their physico-chemical, thermal, and morphological properties using advanced equipment. Olive leaf (OL) fiber showed asymmetrical size distribution, as compared to those extracted from small olive branches (OSS), and big olive branches (OBS). The OL fiber exhibited 64.1% crystallinity, which is lower than that of the OSS fiber—with 65.4% crystallinity. Thermal analysis revealed that the OBS and OSS fibers are more thermally stable, compared to the OL fibers. The obtained results concluded that olive tree fibers can be suitable for being used as reinforcement material to develop polymer composites for various lightweight applications.

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Authors extend their appreciation to the International Scientific Partnership Program ISPP at King Saud University for funding this research work through ISPP-0011. We also thank King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) for the support.

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  1. Materials Science Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh, 11442, Saudi Arabia

    Basheer A. Alshammari

  2. Life Science and Environmental Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh, 11442, Saudi Arabia

    Majed D. Alotaibi

  3. Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11421, Saudi Arabia

    Othman Y. Alothman & Mohammad Jawaid

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

    M. R. Sanjay

  5. Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11421, Saudi Arabia

    Lau Kia Kian & Mohammad Jawaid

  6. Department of Biocomposite Technology, Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, 43400, Selangor, Malaysia

    Zeyad Almutairi

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Alshammari, B.A., Alotaibi, M.D., Alothman, O.Y. et al. A New Study on Characterization and Properties of Natural Fibers Obtained from Olive Tree (Olea europaea L.) Residues. J Polym Environ 27, 2334–2340 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-019-01526-8

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