FTIR, XRD and SEM studies on sugar palm (Borassus flabellifer L.) seed fibre

National Institute of Research on Jute & Allied Fibre Technology, 12, Regent Park, Kolkata-700 040, India E-mail: laxmikanta8495@rediffmail.com Fax : 91-33-24712583 Manuscript received 01 June 2010, revised 31 July 2010. accepted 16 August 2010 Palm seed fibre, a non-conventional lignocellulosic fibre extracted from the seed or sugar palm (Borassus flabellifer L.) was characterized by spectral (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction analyses (XRD). The infra-red spectra or defatted palm seed fibre showed peaks in the region as observed for other hgnocellulosic fibres like jute