The mechanical properties of alkaline treated pineapple leaf fibre to reinforce tapioca based bioplastic resin composite

The depletion crude oil has urged many researchers to find a suitable material to replace the current synthetic polymer products. Furthermore the shortage of landfill and ingestion of plastic by animals has to be taken in consideration in finding a material that can be easily biodegraded by enzym...

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Main Authors: M., Davindra Brabu, Januar, P.S, Mohd Ruzaimi, Mat Rejab, Dandi, B., Cionita, Tezara
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author M., Davindra Brabu
Januar, P.S
Mohd Ruzaimi, Mat Rejab
Dandi, B.
Cionita, Tezara
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Januar, P.S
Mohd Ruzaimi, Mat Rejab
Dandi, B.
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description The depletion crude oil has urged many researchers to find a suitable material to replace the current synthetic polymer products. Furthermore the shortage of landfill and ingestion of plastic by animals has to be taken in consideration in finding a material that can be easily biodegraded by enzyme or bacteria. In this study both fibre and matrix are from plant fibre, which makes the product highly compostable after the intended life usage. The fibre surface is modified with various alkaline concentrations before mixing with matrix through extrusion technique. The product of the extrusion is pelletized and hot compressed into specimen size according to ASTM. The specimen was tested for mechanical properties and the result indicates that the alkaline concentration affects the strength of the composite.
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spelling intimal-6832017-02-17T02:56:18Z http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/683/ The mechanical properties of alkaline treated pineapple leaf fibre to reinforce tapioca based bioplastic resin composite M., Davindra Brabu Januar, P.S Mohd Ruzaimi, Mat Rejab Dandi, B. Cionita, Tezara TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery The depletion crude oil has urged many researchers to find a suitable material to replace the current synthetic polymer products. Furthermore the shortage of landfill and ingestion of plastic by animals has to be taken in consideration in finding a material that can be easily biodegraded by enzyme or bacteria. In this study both fibre and matrix are from plant fibre, which makes the product highly compostable after the intended life usage. The fibre surface is modified with various alkaline concentrations before mixing with matrix through extrusion technique. The product of the extrusion is pelletized and hot compressed into specimen size according to ASTM. The specimen was tested for mechanical properties and the result indicates that the alkaline concentration affects the strength of the composite. Trans Tech Publications Inc. 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/683/1/The%20Mechanical%20Properties%20of%20Alkaline%20Treated%20Pineapple%20Leaf%20Fibre%20to%20Reinforce%20Tapioca%20based%20Bioplastic%20Resin%20Composite.pdf M., Davindra Brabu and Januar, P.S and Mohd Ruzaimi, Mat Rejab and Dandi, B. and Cionita, Tezara (2017) The mechanical properties of alkaline treated pineapple leaf fibre to reinforce tapioca based bioplastic resin composite. Materials Science Forum, 882. pp. 66-70. ISSN 1662-9752 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.882.66
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
M., Davindra Brabu
Januar, P.S
Mohd Ruzaimi, Mat Rejab
Dandi, B.
Cionita, Tezara
The mechanical properties of alkaline treated pineapple leaf fibre to reinforce tapioca based bioplastic resin composite
title The mechanical properties of alkaline treated pineapple leaf fibre to reinforce tapioca based bioplastic resin composite
title_full The mechanical properties of alkaline treated pineapple leaf fibre to reinforce tapioca based bioplastic resin composite
title_fullStr The mechanical properties of alkaline treated pineapple leaf fibre to reinforce tapioca based bioplastic resin composite
title_full_unstemmed The mechanical properties of alkaline treated pineapple leaf fibre to reinforce tapioca based bioplastic resin composite
title_short The mechanical properties of alkaline treated pineapple leaf fibre to reinforce tapioca based bioplastic resin composite
title_sort mechanical properties of alkaline treated pineapple leaf fibre to reinforce tapioca based bioplastic resin composite
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
url http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/683/
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http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/683/1/The%20Mechanical%20Properties%20of%20Alkaline%20Treated%20Pineapple%20Leaf%20Fibre%20to%20Reinforce%20Tapioca%20based%20Bioplastic%20Resin%20Composite.pdf