Effect of oil palm ash on the mechanical and thermal properties of unsaturated polyester composites
This research was carried out to evaluate the effect of oil palm ash (OPA) on the mechanical and thermal properties of biocomposites. Different compositions of OPA (i.e. 0, 10, 20 and 30 vol%) were introduced to unsaturated polyester (UPE) by using simple casting method with methyl ethyl ketone pero...
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| author | Sahari, Japar Maleque, Md. Abdul |
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| description | This research was carried out to evaluate the effect of oil palm ash (OPA) on the mechanical and thermal properties of biocomposites. Different compositions of OPA (i.e. 0, 10, 20 and 30 vol%) were introduced to unsaturated polyester (UPE) by using simple casting method with methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKP) as a hardener. The specimens were prepared based on ASTM D5083 standards for tensile testing. From the results, it was found that the mechanical properties of UPE/OPA composites were improved in modulus with increasing the OPA content. The physical properties of UPE/OPA were also investigated where the density of biocomposites decrease with increasing OPA while the water absorption of UPE/OPA increase with increasing OPA. The thermal and morphological characterization of the UPE/OPA composites have been done using TGA, DSC and SEM. |
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| spelling | iium-564172017-07-14T05:33:22Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/56417/ Effect of oil palm ash on the mechanical and thermal properties of unsaturated polyester composites Sahari, Japar Maleque, Md. Abdul TA401 Materials of engineering and construction This research was carried out to evaluate the effect of oil palm ash (OPA) on the mechanical and thermal properties of biocomposites. Different compositions of OPA (i.e. 0, 10, 20 and 30 vol%) were introduced to unsaturated polyester (UPE) by using simple casting method with methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKP) as a hardener. The specimens were prepared based on ASTM D5083 standards for tensile testing. From the results, it was found that the mechanical properties of UPE/OPA composites were improved in modulus with increasing the OPA content. The physical properties of UPE/OPA were also investigated where the density of biocomposites decrease with increasing OPA while the water absorption of UPE/OPA increase with increasing OPA. The thermal and morphological characterization of the UPE/OPA composites have been done using TGA, DSC and SEM. European Polymer Federation 2016-07-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56417/1/56417_Effect%20of%20oil%20palm%20ash%20on%20the%20mechanical%20and%20thermal%20properties%20of%20unsaturated%20polyester%20composites.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56417/2/56417_Effect%20of%20oil%20palm%20ash%20on%20the%20mechanical%20and%20thermal%20properties%20of%20unsaturated%20polyester%20composites_Scopus.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56417/3/56417_Effect%20of%20oil%20palm%20ash%20on%20the%20mechanical%20and%20thermal%20properties%20of%20unsaturated%20polyester%20composites_WoS.pdf Sahari, Japar and Maleque, Md. Abdul (2016) Effect of oil palm ash on the mechanical and thermal properties of unsaturated polyester composites. e-Polymers, 16 (4). pp. 323-329. ISSN 1618-7229 https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/epoly.ahead-of-print/epoly-2016-0079/epoly-2016-0079.xml 10.1515/epoly-2016-0079 |
| spellingShingle | TA401 Materials of engineering and construction Sahari, Japar Maleque, Md. Abdul Effect of oil palm ash on the mechanical and thermal properties of unsaturated polyester composites |
| title | Effect of oil palm ash on the mechanical and thermal properties of unsaturated polyester composites |
| title_full | Effect of oil palm ash on the mechanical and thermal properties of unsaturated polyester composites |
| title_fullStr | Effect of oil palm ash on the mechanical and thermal properties of unsaturated polyester composites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of oil palm ash on the mechanical and thermal properties of unsaturated polyester composites |
| title_short | Effect of oil palm ash on the mechanical and thermal properties of unsaturated polyester composites |
| title_sort | effect of oil palm ash on the mechanical and thermal properties of unsaturated polyester composites |
| topic | TA401 Materials of engineering and construction |
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