Effects Of Chemical Treatment On Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Reinforced High Density Polyethylene Composites
A 10%wt oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) fiber reinforced high density polyethylene composites were developed and tested for mechanical properties and water absorption. The fibers were treated with various percentages of alkali, acrylic acid and two types of silanes, α-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysi...
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| author | Fatikul Arif, Muhamad Megat-Yusoff, Puteri Sri Melor Ahmad, Faiz |
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| description | A 10%wt oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) fiber reinforced high density polyethylene composites were developed and tested for mechanical properties and water absorption. The fibers were treated with various percentages of alkali, acrylic acid and two types of silanes, α-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (MTS) and vinyltriethoxysilane (VTS). The fibers treated with 10% alkali, 3% MTS, 3% VTS and 5% acrylic acid showed enhanced tensile strength and modulus compared with that of the untreated fibers reinforced composites. The chemical treatments showed approximately 6% and 18% increase in flexural strength and modulus respectively. The chemical treatments were found to be effective to reduce water absorption of the composites developed. Composites developed from fibers treated with 3% MTS showed highest reduction in water absorption and relatively higher increase in tensile strength and modulus compared to those fibers treated with other types of chemicals and untreated fibers. |
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| spelling | oai:scholars.utp.edu.my:26932014-03-21T22:06:27Z http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/2693/ Effects Of Chemical Treatment On Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Reinforced High Density Polyethylene Composites Fatikul Arif, Muhamad Megat-Yusoff, Puteri Sri Melor Ahmad, Faiz Q Science (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TP Chemical technology A 10%wt oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) fiber reinforced high density polyethylene composites were developed and tested for mechanical properties and water absorption. The fibers were treated with various percentages of alkali, acrylic acid and two types of silanes, α-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (MTS) and vinyltriethoxysilane (VTS). The fibers treated with 10% alkali, 3% MTS, 3% VTS and 5% acrylic acid showed enhanced tensile strength and modulus compared with that of the untreated fibers reinforced composites. The chemical treatments showed approximately 6% and 18% increase in flexural strength and modulus respectively. The chemical treatments were found to be effective to reduce water absorption of the composites developed. Composites developed from fibers treated with 3% MTS showed highest reduction in water absorption and relatively higher increase in tensile strength and modulus compared to those fibers treated with other types of chemicals and untreated fibers. Sage Publication 2010-07 Article PeerReviewed Fatikul Arif, Muhamad and Megat-Yusoff, Puteri Sri Melor and Ahmad, Faiz (2010) Effects Of Chemical Treatment On Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Reinforced High Density Polyethylene Composites. Journal of Reinforced Polymer Composites, 29 (14). pp. 2105-2118. ISSN 0731-6844 http://www.sagepub.com/ 10.1177/0731684409348976 10.1177/0731684409348976 10.1177/0731684409348976 |
| spellingShingle | Q Science (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TP Chemical technology Fatikul Arif, Muhamad Megat-Yusoff, Puteri Sri Melor Ahmad, Faiz Effects Of Chemical Treatment On Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Reinforced High Density Polyethylene Composites |
| title | Effects Of Chemical Treatment On Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Reinforced High Density Polyethylene Composites |
| title_full | Effects Of Chemical Treatment On Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Reinforced High Density Polyethylene Composites |
| title_fullStr | Effects Of Chemical Treatment On Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Reinforced High Density Polyethylene Composites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects Of Chemical Treatment On Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Reinforced High Density Polyethylene Composites |
| title_short | Effects Of Chemical Treatment On Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Reinforced High Density Polyethylene Composites |
| title_sort | effects of chemical treatment on oil palm empty fruit bunch reinforced high density polyethylene composites |
| topic | Q Science (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TP Chemical technology |
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