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Whole Genome Sequencing of Two Musa Species Towards Disease Resistance and Fiber Quality Improvement

  • John Ivan Pasquil;Richellen Plaza;Roneil Christian Alonday;Damsel Bangcal;Julianne Villela;Antonio, Lalusin;Maria Genaleen Diaz;Antonio Laurena
    • 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국작물학회 2022년도 추계학술대회
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    • pp.32-32
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    • 2022
  • Abaca (Musa textilis L. Nee) is a native Musa species from the Philippines known for its natural fiber. Abaca fiber a.k.a. Manila hemp extracted from its pseudostems is considered one of the strongest fibers in the world. This is used for commodities such as ropes, papers, and money bills. Abaca is vulnerable to pests and diseases such as the Abaca Bunchy Top Disease (ABTD) caused by Abaca Bunchy Top Virus (ABTV) and Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV). Inosa, one of the varieties of abaca utilized in the Philippines, is highly susceptible to ABTD. In contrast, Pacol (Musa balbisiana L.), a close relative of abaca, is highly resistant to the same disease. Here, we report the sequencing and de novo genome assembly of both abaca var. Inosa and banana var. Pacol. A total of ~16 Gb and ~21 Gb raw reads for Inosa and Pacol, respectively, were generated using Pacbio Hifi sequencing method and assembled with Hifiasm. High-quality de novo assemblies of both Musa species with 99% recovered as per BUSCO analysis were obtained. The assembled Inosa genome has a total length of ~654 Mb and N50 of 7 Mb while Pacol has a total length of 527 Mb and N50 of 3 Mb which are close to their estimated genome size of ~638 Mb and ~503 Mb, respectively. The information that can be derived from the de novo assembled genomes would provide a solid foundation for further research in disease resistance and fiber quality improvement in abaca.

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유-무기 하이브리드 형 Abaca 셀룰로오스/이산화 티타늄 복합체의 제조 및 이의 광촉매적 특성 (Preparation and Photocatalyric Properties of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Abaca Cellulose@Titanium Dioxide Composite)

  • 강수아;김영호
    • 공업화학
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    • 제34권1호
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    • pp.57-63
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    • 2023
  • 본 연구에서는 Abaca 나노 셀룰로오스와 이산화 티타늄(TiO2)의 유-무기 하이브리드 복합체를 제조하였다. Abaca 나노 셀룰로오스는 Abaca 셀룰로오스를 산화시키는 방법으로 제조하였으며, 촉매로서 TEMPO (2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-piperidine-1-oxyl)를 이용하였다. TiO2 나노입자는 sol-gel법으로 제조하였으며 이를 나노 셀룰로오스와 하이브리드(hybrid) 시켜 복합체를 제조하였다. 제조 pH 변화에 따른 복합체의 특성과 그의 물성을 비교해 본 결과, 나노 셀룰로오스와 이산화 티타늄 결합 시 pH의 영향이 매우 컸으며, 본 실험 조건에서 pH 8에서 최적의 결합성능을 나타냈다. 또한, 제조된 복합체는 광촉매 특성을 보였으며, 이산화 티타늄의 함량이 높을수록 UV광 조사에 따라 복합체의 친수성이 증가하였다.

Water Uptake and Tensile Properties of Plasma Treated Abaca Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composite

  • Paglicawan, Marissa A.;Basilia, Blessie A.;Kim, Byung Sun
    • Composites Research
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    • 제26권3호
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    • pp.165-169
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    • 2013
  • This work presents the tensile properties and water uptake behavior of plasma treated abaca fibers reinforced epoxy composites. The composites were prepared by vacuum assisted resin transfer molding. The effects of treatment on tensile properties and sorption characteristics of abaca fiber composites in distilled water and salt solution at room temperature were investigated. The tensile strength of the composites increased with plasma treatment. With plasma treatment, an improvement of 92.9% was obtained in 2.5 min exposure time in plasma. This is attributed to high fiber-matrix compatibility. Less improvement on tensile properties of hybrid treatment of sodium hydroxide and plasma was obtained. However, both treatments reduced overall water uptake in distilled water and salt solution. Hydrophilicity of the fibers decreased upon plasma and sodium hydroxide treatment, which decreases water uptake.

VARTM 공정으로 성형된 Abaca 패브릭 복합재의 기계적 특성평가 (Mechanical Properties of VARTM Processed Abaca Fabric Composites)

  • 변길재;하종록;김병선;조치룡;옥주선
    • Composites Research
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    • 제25권6호
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    • pp.198-204
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    • 2012
  • 본 연구에서는 VARTM 공정으로 제조되는 에폭시/아바카 패브릭 복합재의 기계적 특성을 향상 시키고자 하였다. 표면처리를 통하여 패브릭 표면의 미세 거칠기를 증가시키고 친수성을 소수성으로 변화시켜 에폭시-패브릭간 계면결합력을 증가시켜 기계적 특성을 향상 시키고자 하였다. 이를 위해 상온 상압 플라즈마 처리법을 사용하였고 기계적 특성이 향상되는 최적 처리시간을 찾고자 하였다. 플라즈마 처리 특성을 비교하기 위해 NaOH 처리법을 사용하였다. 플라즈마 10초 처리된 패브릭으로 제조된 복합재가 무처리, NaOH 처리 대비 가장 높은 인장강도를 보였으며 20초 이상 처리시 인장강도는 낮아졌다. 미세구조 분석결과 20초 이상 처리시 섬유에 생긴 미세 흠집으로 인해 인장강도가 저하됨을 알 수 있었다. 흡습 시험과 침강 시험을 통해 친수성의 아바카가 소수성의 경향을 보이는 것을 확인하였다.

마닐라 삼/비닐에스터 복합재료의 내화성 연구 (A Study on Fire Resistance of Abaca/Vinyl-ester Composites)

  • 이동우;박병진;송정일
    • Composites Research
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    • 제30권1호
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    • pp.59-64
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    • 2017
  • 향상된 특성을 갖는 환경친화적인 복합재료의 개발은 고분자재료의 미래에 있어 필수적이며, 부분적으로 또는 완전히 재생가능한 기지재 또는 보강재에 단지 몇 %의 첨가제를 첨가함으로써 쉽게 제작할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 마닐라삼 섬유를 보강재로, 비닐에스터를 기지재로 사용하였으며, VARTM 공정을 이용하여 복합재료를 제조하였다. 또한 마닐라삼 섬유의 알칼리표면처리를 수행하고, APP, HNT를 난연제를 첨가함으로써 기계적 물성과 난연 물성을 향상시키고자 하였다. 실험을 통하여 표면처리가 천연섬유의 친수성을 감소시키고 소수성인 기지재와의 계면접착력을 향상시켰으며, 이는 개발된 복합재료의 기계적 물성 향상을 이끌었다. 유사하게, 복합재료의 난연성도 난연제의 함량이 증가함에 따라 크게 향상되는 결과를 얻을 수 있었다.

Effects of Fiber Characteristics on the Greaseproofing Property of Paper

  • Perng, Yuan-Shing;Wang, Eugenei-Chen;Kuo, Lan-Sheng;Chen, Yu-Chun
    • 한국펄프종이공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국펄프종이공학회 2006년도 PAN PACIFIC CONFERENCE vol.2
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    • pp.231-237
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    • 2006
  • Grease barrier food containers are commonly used for packaging of fast food, cooked food, and food in general. Greaseproofing is also used for certificate paper and label paper etc. Different pulp raw materials, due to their different fiber morphology and chemical compositions, produce papers of varying characteristics. We used optical photomicroscopy and fiber analysis data to evaluate fiber morphology and traits under various beating conditions in order to understand which pulp raw materials produced superior greaseproofing property when a fluorinated greaseproofing agent was added internally. The experiment studied 9 species of pulps, including 2 softwood (northern pine and radiata pine) bleached kraft pulps which were beaten to 550 and 350 mL CSF, respectively; 3 hardwoods (eucalypts, acacia, mixed Indonesian hardwoods) bleached kraft pulps which were beaten to 450 and 250 mL CSF, respectively; and nonwood fibers of reed, bagasse, and abaca. A fluorinated greaseproofing chemical at 0.12% dosage with respect to dry pulp was added to each pulp preparation and formed handsheets. A total of 67 sets of handsheets were prepared, and their basis weights, thickness, bulks, opacities, wet opacities, air resistance, water absorption and degrees of greaseproofing were measured for an overall evaluation of pulp and freeness on greaseproofing papers. The experimental fiber length, coarseness and distribution characteristics and the greaseproofing results suggest that softwood pulps (radiate pine > northern pine) were superior to hardwood pulps (eucalypts > acacia > mixed Indonesian hardwoods). The unbeaten pulps gave papers with high porosities and nearly devoid of greaseproofing property. Greaseproofing is proportional to air resistance. Among the nonwood fibers, bagasse had the best greaseproofing property, followed by reed and abaca was the poorest. With regards to waterproofing property, hardwood pulps (mixed Indonesian hardwoods > acacia > eucalypts) were better than softwood pulps (northern pine > radiate pine). Among the Nonwood fibers, reed had the highest waterproofing property, and it was followed by abaca, while bagasse had the poorest waterproofing characteristic. In summary, bleached kraft northern pine, eucalypts and reed pulps were best suited for making greaseproofing papers, Freeness of the pulps should be kept at $200{\sim}280mL$ CSF for optimal performance.

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Optimal flammability and thermal buckling resistance of eco-friendly abaca fiber/ polypropylene/egg shell powder/halloysite nanotubes composites

  • Saeed Kamarian;Reza Barbaz-Isfahani;Thanh Mai Nguyen Tran;Jung-Il Song
    • Advances in nano research
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    • 제16권2호
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    • pp.127-140
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    • 2024
  • Upon direct/indirect exposure to flame or heat, composite structures may burn or thermally buckle. This issue becomes more important in the natural fiber-based composite structures with higher flammability and lower mechanical properties. The main goal of the present study was to obtain an optimal eco-friendly composite system with low flammability and high thermal buckling resistance. The studied composite consisted of polypropylene (PP) and short abaca fiber (AF) with eggshell powder (ESP) and halloysite clay nanotubes (HNTs) additives. An optimal base composite, consisting of 30 wt.% AF and 70 wt.% PP, abbreviated as OAP, was initially introduced based on burning rate (BR) and the Young's modulus determined by horizontal burning test (HBT) and tensile test, respectively. The effects of adding ESP to the base composite were then investigated with the same experimental tests. The results indicated that though the BR significantly decreased with the increase of ESP content up to 6 wt.%, it had a very destructive influence on the stiffness of the composite. To compensate for the damaging effect of ESP, small amount of HNT was used. The performance of OAP composite with 6 wt.% ESP and 3 wt.% HNT (OAPEH) was explored by conducting HBT, cone calorimeter test (CCT) and tensile test. The experimental results indicated a 9~23 % reduction in almost all flammability parameters such as heat release rate (HRR), total heat released (THR), maximum average rate of heat emission (MARHE), total smoke released (TSR), total smoke production (TSP), and mass loss (ML) during combustion. Furthermore, the combination of 6 wt.% ESP and 3 wt.% HNT reduced the stiffness of OAP to an insignificant amount by maximum 3%. Moreover, the char residue analysis revealed the distinct differences in the formation of char between AF/PP and AF/PP/ESP/HNT composites. Afterward, dilatometry test was carried out to examine the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of OAP and OAPEH samples. The obtained results showed that the CTE of OAPEH composite was about 18% less than that of OAP. Finally, a theoretical model was used based on first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT) to predict the critical bucking temperatures of the OAP and OAPEH composite plates. It was shown that in the absence of mechanical load, the critical buckling temperatures of OAPEH composite plates were higher than those of OAP composites, such that the difference between the buckling temperatures increased with the increase of thickness. On the contrary, the positive effect of CTE reduction on the buckling temperature decreased by raising the axial compressive mechanical load on the composite plates which can be assigned to the reduction of stiffness after the incorporation of ESP. The results of present study generally stated that a suitable combination of AF, PP, ESP, and HNT can result in a relatively optimal and environmentally friendly composite with proper flame and thermal buckling resistance with no significant decline in the stiffness.

Predicting ESP and HNT effects on the mechanical properties of eco-friendly composites subjected to micro-indentation test

  • Saeed Kamarian;Ali Khalvandi;Thanh Mai Nguyen Tran;Reza Barbaz-Isfahani;Saeed Saber-Samandari;Jung-Il Song
    • Advances in nano research
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    • 제15권4호
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    • pp.315-328
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    • 2023
  • The main goal of the present study was to assess the effects of eggshell powder (ESP) and halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) on the mechanical properties of abaca fiber (AF)-reinforced natural composites. For this purpose, a limited number of indentation tests were first performed on the AF/polypropylene (PP) composites for different HNT and ESP loadings (0 wt.% ~ 6 wt.%), load amplitudes (150, 200, and 250 N), and two types of indenters (Vickers or conical). The Young's modulus, hardness and plasticity index of each specimen were calculated using the indentation test results and Oliver-Pharr method. The accuracy of the experimental results was confirmed by comparing the values of the Young's modulus obtained from the indentation test with the results of the conventional tensile test. Then, a feed-forward shallow artificial neural network (ANN) with high efficiency was trained based on the obtained experimental data. The trained ANN could properly predict the variations of the mentioned mechanical properties of AF/PP composites incorporated with different HNT and ESP loadings. Furthermore, the trained ANN demonstrated that HNTs increase the elastic modulus and hardness of the composite, while the incorporation of ESP reduces these properties. For instance, the Young's modulus of composites incorporated with 3 wt.% of ESP decreased by 30.7% compared with the pure composite, while increasing the weight fraction of ESP up to 6% decreased the Young's modulus by 34.8%. Moreover, the trained ANN indicated that HNTs have a more significant effect on reducing the plasticity index than ESP.