Lotus Fiber Properties Under Microwave and Hydrogen Peroxide Treatment

Experimental data characterizes lotus fibers extracted using microwave irradiation and hydrogen peroxide treatment. The dataset includes measurements of cellulose content, whiteness, moisture regain, impurity removal rate, fineness, tensile strength, and breaking elongation. It was authored by Cheng Cheng and published in 2020.

Use Cases

• Model the relationship between hydrogen peroxide treatment time and resulting cellulose content in lotus fibers
• Analyze correlations between fiber fineness, tensile strength, and breaking elongation for material science applications
• Investigate how moisture regain and whiteness metrics change with varying microwave treatment parameters

Strengths

• Data includes multiple characterization methods: scanning electron microscopy, FTIR, X-ray diffraction, and thermogravimetry
• Explicitly measures 7 key fiber properties: whiteness, moisture regain, fineness, tensile strength, etc.
• Focuses on a specific, novel extraction method using microwave irradiation and hydrogen peroxide

Limitations

• Sample size and number of experimental runs are not specified
• Dataset is static with no updates since its 2020 publication
• Geographic origin of the lotus stems and replication details are unknown

Provenance

Source

Dryad digital repository

Collection Method

Laboratory experiments measuring fiber properties under controlled treatment conditions

Freshness

Last updated 2020-06-24; static dataset.