Synthesis and Characterisation of Biocomposites and Nanobiocomposites Prepared from Musa Sapientum

Banana, a tropical and subtropical plant of genus Musae consists of highly vascular system. The study of chemical composition on banana stem reveals the presence of nearly 62% of cellulosic fibres in it. For this reason it has been used as reinforcing fibres in the formation of composites. The present paper deals with the preparation of biocomposite and nanobiocomposite from banana plant fibre with thermoset prepared from ResorcinolParanitroaniline –Urea formaldehyle (R-PNA-U—F) and its nanoform. The presence of various active sites and percentage of carbon, nitrogen and oxygen were provided by FTIR and elemenal analysis respectively. In order to explore the use of biocomposites and nanobiocomposites for different household and industrial applications, their XRD and TGA were done to know their crystallinity and thermal behavior. The Kinetic Study were done using Friedman Technique. XRD Study reveals that the nanobiocomposites are more crystalline than composite itself .The increased adhesion between the nanoresin copolymer and the banana plant waste is responsible for the improved thermal stability of nanobiocomposite over the composite.