Investigation of Mechanical Behaviour of Specially Treated PLA-Based Natural Hybrid Fibre Composite

This research work aims to prepare the banana (B), sisal (S), and glass
(G)-based hybrid composite for wet and dry characterization. The composites were
fabricated by two different methods, and the fibres were treated with the solutions. In
the first method, 1% volumetric concentration of sodium hydroxide was mixed with
purified water solution and the next was 0.5% sodium hydroxide with 0.5% potassium
manganate mixed with purified water solution. The composite was fabricated layer
by layer, and the layer models (G/S/S/SG, G/B/B/B/G, and G/SB/SB/SB/G) were with the NaOH with KMnO4 solution exhibited improved mechanical properties and
high moisture resistance.
synthesized by a compressive moulding technique. Microscopic analysis was carried
out on composite specimens and presented to confirm the internal structure and
bonding. The outcomes revealed that the G-SB-SB-SB-G hybrid composite treated