Effects of Geographical Conditions on the Physiochemical Properties of Natural Fiber Extracted from the Root of Prosopis juliflora

Biomass-derived Natural Fiber Composites (BDNFCs) are becoming popular in versatile applications in aerospace, biomedical, energy storage automotive, etc. due to their biodegradability, environmental friendliness, and cost-effectiveness. In the current work, root fibers extracted from Prosopis juliflora were selected as the natural fiber. Characterization results for physical and chemical properties on the effects of soil types and moistures in 2 different states of India, i.e. Telangana, and Tamil Nadu on fiber compositions and properties. The results reveals that hemicellulose content of tamilnadu fiber (81 wt%) is less than that of the Telangana fiber (85.7 wt%). Based on analysis results of Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) andThermo Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), Tamil Nadu fiber has the themal stability at 239 °C and maximum degradation temperature at 359.1 °C. Whereas Telangana fiber has thermal stability at 253 °C, and maximum degradation temprature at 387.5 °C. The crystallinity indexes of Tamil Nadu and Telangana fibers were calculated, based on analysis of X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), to be 69.6% and 67.4%, respectively. The crystal sizes of Tamil Nadu and Telangana fibers were 14.38 and 13.21 nm, respectively.