Acoustical, thermal, and morphological properties of zein reinforced oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber bio-composites

In this research, biodegradable composites were prepared with zein as a polymer matrix and oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) as fiber reinforcement. The fibers were treated with sodium hydroxide (NaOH). The effects of sodium hydroxide treatment on sound absorption, thermal stability, and fiber-poly...

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Main Authors: Elammaran, Jayamani, Sinin, Hamdan, Soon, Kok Heng, Md Rezaur, Rahman, Muhammad Khusairy, Bin Bakri
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spelling unimas-138882016-10-12T07:05:07Z http://ir.unimas.my/13888/ Acoustical, thermal, and morphological properties of zein reinforced oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber bio-composites Elammaran, Jayamani Sinin, Hamdan Soon, Kok Heng Md Rezaur, Rahman Muhammad Khusairy, Bin Bakri GE Environmental Sciences TS Manufactures In this research, biodegradable composites were prepared with zein as a polymer matrix and oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) as fiber reinforcement. The fibers were treated with sodium hydroxide (NaOH). The effects of sodium hydroxide treatment on sound absorption, thermal stability, and fiber-polymer matrix interaction in composites were examined. The acoustical sound absorption coefficients of the composites were evaluated using two-microphone transfer function impedance tube method. The spectral, thermal, and morphological studies of the composites were analyzed and characterized using scanning electron microscope (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. It was found that in all the biodegradable composites, the sound absorption coefficients increased as the frequency increased. Increases in fiber loading caused sound absorption coefficients of the composites to increase. The sodium hydroxide treatment showed a better interface adhesion on fiber and zein matrix. It was also found that this treatment increased the sound absorption coefficients. This was supported by qualitative analysis on the SEM micrographs and FTIR spectrum. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/13888/1/Acoustical%2C%20thermal%2C%20and%20morphological.docx Elammaran, Jayamani and Sinin, Hamdan and Soon, Kok Heng and Md Rezaur, Rahman and Muhammad Khusairy, Bin Bakri (2016) Acoustical, thermal, and morphological properties of zein reinforced oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber bio-composites. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 133 (43). ISSN 0021-8995 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84981714762&partnerID=40&md5=af2cb155d81272a0115d9e62c5bc652e DOI: 10.1002/app.44164
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topic GE Environmental Sciences
TS Manufactures
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TS Manufactures
Elammaran, Jayamani
Sinin, Hamdan
Soon, Kok Heng
Md Rezaur, Rahman
Muhammad Khusairy, Bin Bakri
Acoustical, thermal, and morphological properties of zein reinforced oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber bio-composites
description In this research, biodegradable composites were prepared with zein as a polymer matrix and oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) as fiber reinforcement. The fibers were treated with sodium hydroxide (NaOH). The effects of sodium hydroxide treatment on sound absorption, thermal stability, and fiber-polymer matrix interaction in composites were examined. The acoustical sound absorption coefficients of the composites were evaluated using two-microphone transfer function impedance tube method. The spectral, thermal, and morphological studies of the composites were analyzed and characterized using scanning electron microscope (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. It was found that in all the biodegradable composites, the sound absorption coefficients increased as the frequency increased. Increases in fiber loading caused sound absorption coefficients of the composites to increase. The sodium hydroxide treatment showed a better interface adhesion on fiber and zein matrix. It was also found that this treatment increased the sound absorption coefficients. This was supported by qualitative analysis on the SEM micrographs and FTIR spectrum.
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author Elammaran, Jayamani
Sinin, Hamdan
Soon, Kok Heng
Md Rezaur, Rahman
Muhammad Khusairy, Bin Bakri
author_facet Elammaran, Jayamani
Sinin, Hamdan
Soon, Kok Heng
Md Rezaur, Rahman
Muhammad Khusairy, Bin Bakri
author_sort Elammaran, Jayamani
title Acoustical, thermal, and morphological properties of zein reinforced oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber bio-composites
title_short Acoustical, thermal, and morphological properties of zein reinforced oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber bio-composites
title_full Acoustical, thermal, and morphological properties of zein reinforced oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber bio-composites
title_fullStr Acoustical, thermal, and morphological properties of zein reinforced oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber bio-composites
title_full_unstemmed Acoustical, thermal, and morphological properties of zein reinforced oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber bio-composites
title_sort acoustical, thermal, and morphological properties of zein reinforced oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber bio-composites
publisher John Wiley and Sons Inc.
publishDate 2016
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