Advances in Environmental Biology, AENSI Journals, Jun 20, 2014
Thirty percent of different sizes of oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) fiber were used as the re... more Thirty percent of different sizes of oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) fiber were used as the reinforcement or filler into high density polyethylene (HDPE) as the matrix with 5 per hundred (phr) polyethylene nanoclay (PE nanoclay) and also 2 % of maleated anhydride polyethylene (MAPE) as coupling agent. A portion of 180 µm, 250 µm, 300 µm and 355 µm of OPEFB fibers were treated with 5 % sodium hydroxide (NaOH) in order to know its significance effects on particle size distribution, x-ray diffraction, thermal and tensile properties. Neat HDPE and also HDPE/clay samples were react as control samples. As a result, different sizes and treatment of OPEFB fiber reinforced composite has given a significant effects on thermal and also tensile properties where thermogravimetric analysis result showed increment of temperature which indicate excellent thermal stability. Tensile test result showed good tensile strength at 300 µm both untreated and treated OPEFB fiber reinforced composite whereas high tensile modulus is at 355 µm both untreated and treated OPEFB fiber reinforced composite. The good interfacial bonding between fibers and matrix was proved from SEM micrographs.
Advances in Environmental Biology, AENSI Journals, Jun 20, 2014
Thirty percent of different sizes of oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) fiber were used as the re... more Thirty percent of different sizes of oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) fiber were used as the reinforcement or filler into high density polyethylene (HDPE) as the matrix with 5 per hundred (phr) polyethylene nanoclay (PE nanoclay) and also 2 % of maleated anhydride polyethylene (MAPE) as coupling agent. A portion of 180 µm, 250 µm, 300 µm and 355 µm of OPEFB fibers were treated with 5 % sodium hydroxide (NaOH) in order to know its significance effects on particle size distribution, x-ray diffraction, thermal and tensile properties. Neat HDPE and also HDPE/clay samples were react as control samples. As a result, different sizes and treatment of OPEFB fiber reinforced composite has given a significant effects on thermal and also tensile properties where thermogravimetric analysis result showed increment of temperature which indicate excellent thermal stability. Tensile test result showed good tensile strength at 300 µm both untreated and treated OPEFB fiber reinforced composite whereas high tensile modulus is at 355 µm both untreated and treated OPEFB fiber reinforced composite. The good interfacial bonding between fibers and matrix was proved from SEM micrographs.
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