Property characterization of acacia tortilis for natural fiber reinforced polymer composite

Eco-friendliness and availability of green fiber reinforced based composites attracted many as a potential replacement for non-biodegradable synthetic fiber. Green composites are biodegradable and less susceptible to health hazards during the utilization for engineering application. Furthermore, natural fibers tend for application of light weight engineering products and provide satisfactory mechanical properties that pose challenges on massive application of green fibers as reinforcement in composite structures. The main objective of this paper is to extract and characterize Acacia tortilis as natural fiber for green composite. ASTM standard for sample preparation and experimental testing of fiber bundles were used. After successful extraction of the fiber, chemical composition, density and tensile test of mechanical property were performed as well as effect of chemical treatment was studied for bundles of fiber and a promising result were obtained. Validation with published results indicates that acacia tortilis fiber can be considered as a potential natural fiber for the application as a green composite.