Impact of Cultivation Area on the Physical, Chemical, and Mechanical Properties of Banana Pseudo-Stems Fibers in Cameroon

Cellulosic fibers were extracted from the pseudo-stem of Musa sapientum cultivated in two different sites Cameroon. The FBY (Yaounde Banana Fibers) and FBP (Penja studied this work obtained by a bio-extraction method characterized. apparent densities 0.90 ± 0.02 g/cm3 1.03 0.04 g/cm3, while moisture contents 10.6 0.2% 12.4 0.3%, respectively. Their chemical compositions as follows: extracts 15.32% 17.79%; pectin 5.7% 14.77%; lignin 10.1% 9.8%; cellulose 47.1% 58.3%, water absorption rate at saturation was 140% 170% mass reached rapidly first 30 min immersion. tensile strengths 743.9 MPa 730.6 MPa, elastic moduli 260 242 elongations break 2.8% 2.2%, From thermal analysis, fibers’ stability temperatures neighborhood 250°C. Only slight differences noticed properties both fibers. Long outdoor conservation banana pseudo-stems before processing provided with comparable to natural reported literature. Independently harvesting locations, can be envisaged cost-cutting fillers plastic industry.