Abstract
Musa paradisiaca L. blossom petal (MPBP) fibers are extracted from banana plant agro-based domestic waste. The properties of MPBP fibers were reported for the first time in this communication. X-ray diffraction analysis showed the crystallinity index and size of 56.71% and 16.38 nm, respectively. The thermogravimetric analysis indicates that the MPBP fibers are thermally stable up to 220 degrees C. Differential Scanning Calorimetry analysis gives two thermal degradation temperatures of 368.1 and 476.8 degrees C with kinetic activation energy of 62.43 kJ. Tensile strength, Young's modulus, and strain at failure were determined from the single fiber tensile test as 108 MPa, 1.05 GPa, and 11.15%, respectively.