Research Article
Characterization of Chemically Treated Sisal Fiber/Polyester Composites
Table 1
Comparison of flexural strength between various existing single and hybrid fiber composites.
| Fiber/matrix (W/W) | Fabrication method | Chemical treatment | Flexural strength (MPa) | References |
| Sisa/kenaf fiber/polyester | Compression molding | Alkali treatment | 150 | [28] | Sisal/kenaf/epoxy | Hand layup | — | 1 | [29] | Banana/kenaf/polyester | Hand layup | SLS treatment | 150 | [30] | Roselle/sisal/polyester | Hand layup | — | 80 | [31] | Kenaf fiber/polyester | Compression molding | Alkali treatment | 123 | [32] | PALF/glass/polyester | Hand layup and compression molding | — | 100 | [33] | Bamboo/epoxy | — | — | 107–140 | [34] | Jute roving/polyester | Hand layup | Alkali treatment | 115 | [35] | Henquen/polyethylene | Compression molding | Silane treatment | 130 | [36] | Banana/sisal/polyester | Hand layup | — | 65 | [37] | Sisal/polyester composite | Hand layup | Alkali treatment | 50.81 | Present work |
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