Sheraz Hussain Siddique

• Professor (Associate) at NED University of Engineering and Technology

In this research work, a nondestructive technique of image analysis was explored to determine the fibre orientation and void content in Bagasse fibre reinforced composites. Fibre length, alkali treatment and fibre loading were studied as variables. The fibre orientation was irrespective of the fibre length, fibre loading and alkali treatment variab...

Bagasse is a waste generated in abundance from the sugarcane industry. This investigation was planned to convert bagasse waste into a useful composite. For this purpose the bagasse waste was obtained from sugar cane juice producer. In this study, the extraction of bagasse fibers was done manually and they were treated with sodium hydroxide. The tre...

Ultra high molecular weight fibre cannot be dyed using conventional dyeing techniques as they are extremely hydrophobic and do not possess any polar groups. Wet etching of the surface was used as the pre-treatment process to improve the dyeability of the Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) knitted fabric using potassium dichromate and...

In this paper, the antibacterial activity of various blend ratios of bamboo and cotton fibers was assessed qualitatively. It was found that incorporation of regenerated bamboo fiber did not drastically increase the antibacterial property of the resulting fabric. In fact, limited bacteriostatic property was observed in the case of the sample contain...

It explored a method of classified extraction, which is a physical-chemical combination, for preparing bamboo technical fiber. It can improve the utilization of bamboo fiber. Fiber morphology, fiber fineness, tensile characteristics, etc. of bamboo fiber were investigated. The external bamboo fiber contained higher amount of lignin and solvent extr...

Kenaf fibres demonstrate enormous potential in fibre reinforced composites with the excellent performance and environmental benefits. In this work, kenaf fibres were treated with NaOH at the concentrations of 1%, 2%, and 3%. Effects of the alkaline treatments on the mechanical properties of fibre and interfacial shear properties (IFSS) of the resul...

Pakistan has sufficient production capacity of caustic soda to cater the needs of the local industry.Presently, Pakistan has four major plants with production capacity around 435,000 mega ton per yearof caustic soda of various grades. Textile industry of Pakistan is the major consumer of produced highgrade caustic soda; as the presence of any impur...

Fibreglass nonwoven composites are a new class of fibre-reinforced composites, and in this work composite samples were manufactured by using nonwoven webs as reinforcement and thermo-setting resin as matrix. The samples were prepared by using a resin infusion technique, and the nonwoven webs were manufactured by a wet-laying method. In this researc...

A new technique of manufacturing thermoset composites using chopped fibreglass strands was investigated during this research work. This technique involved manufacturing of fibreglass nonwoven webs by the wet-laid method, these webs were then used as reinforcement for making composites. The wet-laying process allows the opening of the fibreglass str...

A new technique of manufacturing thermoset composites using chopped fibreglass strands was investigated during this research work. This technique involved manufacturing of fibreglass nonwoven webs by the wet-laid method, these webs were then used as reinforcement for making composites. The wet-laying process allows the opening of the fibreglass str...

Nonwovens are manufactured by different methods such as dry laying, wet laying, spunbonding and melt blowing. This paper discusses the processing of chopped fibreglass strands to form nonwoven webs using the wet laying process. Chopped fibreglass strands are used to manufacture fibreglass mats and also mixed with resins to form composites. In this...