Effect of wheat husk surface pre-treatment on the properties of husk-based composite materials

The effect of different types of winter wheat husks treatments (alkaline, hydrothermal and plasma treatment) on the properties of the particle material, as well as on composite materials made from such pre-treated husks, was studied. After pre-treatment, the surface energy, equilibrium moisture content, surface morphology using SEM, elemental content on the surface and the fluorescence life time (FLIM) of husks were estimated, as well as the IR...