ArticleScientific reports2025
Preparation and characterization of bio-waste derived chitosan/hydroxyapatite/pectin green biocomposite.
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- Investigation of the mechanical properties of pineapple leaf fibre-reinforced biocomposites.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
This study focuses on the synthesis and structural analysis of biocomposites comprising chitosan (Cs), hydroxyapatite (HA), and pectin (Pe). Cs was extracted from shrimp skin, HA from bovine teeth and bones, and Pe from orange peel and apple. The biocomposites were prepared via a freeze-drying method using glutaraldehyde (GA) as a cross-linking agent. FTIR, XRD, FE-SEM, EDS-EDAX and BET were employed to characterize the chemical structure, crystallinity, morphology, surface area, and elemental composition. The extracted Cs had a molecular weight of 4.1 × 10⁵ Da, a 70% degree of deacetylation, and an extraction yield of 31.2%. The results confirmed biocomposite formation with a near-stoichiometric Ca/P ratio (1.67) in HA. Biocomposites containing HA calcined at 1000 °C and Pe from orange peel with 72% galacturonic acid, exhibited enhanced crystallinity (up to 70.61%), uniform dispersion, and high porosity. While an increased HA content improved morphology and surface area (up to 12.5 m
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