Experimental Investigation on Performance of Short Pineapple Leaf Fiber Reinforced Tapioca Biopolymer Composites

The performance of short pineapple leaf fiber (PALF) reinforced tapioca biopolymer (TBP) composites were investigated, specifically the effect of fiber length and fiber composition on mechanical properties (tensile properties, flexural strength, and impact strength). Composite samples with different...

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Main Authors: Jamiluddin, Jaafar, Siregar, J. P., A. N., Oumer, Mohammad Hazim, M. Hamdan, Tezara, C., Mohd Sapuan, Salit
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Published: North Carolina State University, USA 2018
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http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21939/1/BioRes_13_3_6341_Jaafar_Experim_Perform_Pineapple_Leaf_Fiber_Biopolym_Composite_13584.pdf
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author Jamiluddin, Jaafar
Siregar, J. P.
A. N., Oumer
Mohammad Hazim, M. Hamdan
Tezara, C.
Mohd Sapuan, Salit
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Siregar, J. P.
A. N., Oumer
Mohammad Hazim, M. Hamdan
Tezara, C.
Mohd Sapuan, Salit
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description The performance of short pineapple leaf fiber (PALF) reinforced tapioca biopolymer (TBP) composites were investigated, specifically the effect of fiber length and fiber composition on mechanical properties (tensile properties, flexural strength, and impact strength). Composite samples with different fiber lengths (< 0.50 mm, 0.51 mm to 1.00 mm, and 1.01 mm to 2.00 mm) and different fiber compositions (10%, 20%, 30%, and 40%) were prepared through crushing, sieving, internal mixing, compression molding, and machining processes. The combination of PALF and TBP enhanced the mechanical properties of composites with 30% as the optimum fiber content. However, the influence of different fiber lengths up to 2.00 mm provided no significant effect on producing maximum tensile properties. Good interfacial adhesion between PALF and TBP was evident from scanning electron microscopy analysis. Therefore, the combination of PALF and TBP has great potential as a renewable and biodegradable polymer. Moreover, PALF-TBP composites are expected to become alternatives to petroleum-based polymers.
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spelling ump-219392018-09-05T04:45:38Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21939/ Experimental Investigation on Performance of Short Pineapple Leaf Fiber Reinforced Tapioca Biopolymer Composites Jamiluddin, Jaafar Siregar, J. P. A. N., Oumer Mohammad Hazim, M. Hamdan Tezara, C. Mohd Sapuan, Salit TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery The performance of short pineapple leaf fiber (PALF) reinforced tapioca biopolymer (TBP) composites were investigated, specifically the effect of fiber length and fiber composition on mechanical properties (tensile properties, flexural strength, and impact strength). Composite samples with different fiber lengths (< 0.50 mm, 0.51 mm to 1.00 mm, and 1.01 mm to 2.00 mm) and different fiber compositions (10%, 20%, 30%, and 40%) were prepared through crushing, sieving, internal mixing, compression molding, and machining processes. The combination of PALF and TBP enhanced the mechanical properties of composites with 30% as the optimum fiber content. However, the influence of different fiber lengths up to 2.00 mm provided no significant effect on producing maximum tensile properties. Good interfacial adhesion between PALF and TBP was evident from scanning electron microscopy analysis. Therefore, the combination of PALF and TBP has great potential as a renewable and biodegradable polymer. Moreover, PALF-TBP composites are expected to become alternatives to petroleum-based polymers. North Carolina State University, USA 2018-07-05 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21939/1/BioRes_13_3_6341_Jaafar_Experim_Perform_Pineapple_Leaf_Fiber_Biopolym_Composite_13584.pdf Jamiluddin, Jaafar and Siregar, J. P. and A. N., Oumer and Mohammad Hazim, M. Hamdan and Tezara, C. and Mohd Sapuan, Salit (2018) Experimental Investigation on Performance of Short Pineapple Leaf Fiber Reinforced Tapioca Biopolymer Composites. BioResources, 13 (3). pp. 6341-6355. ISSN 1930-2126. (Published) http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_13_3_6341_Jaafar_Short_Pineapple_Leaf_Fiber_Composites DOI: 10.15376/biores.13.3.6341-6355
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Jamiluddin, Jaafar
Siregar, J. P.
A. N., Oumer
Mohammad Hazim, M. Hamdan
Tezara, C.
Mohd Sapuan, Salit
Experimental Investigation on Performance of Short Pineapple Leaf Fiber Reinforced Tapioca Biopolymer Composites
title Experimental Investigation on Performance of Short Pineapple Leaf Fiber Reinforced Tapioca Biopolymer Composites
title_full Experimental Investigation on Performance of Short Pineapple Leaf Fiber Reinforced Tapioca Biopolymer Composites
title_fullStr Experimental Investigation on Performance of Short Pineapple Leaf Fiber Reinforced Tapioca Biopolymer Composites
title_full_unstemmed Experimental Investigation on Performance of Short Pineapple Leaf Fiber Reinforced Tapioca Biopolymer Composites
title_short Experimental Investigation on Performance of Short Pineapple Leaf Fiber Reinforced Tapioca Biopolymer Composites
title_sort experimental investigation on performance of short pineapple leaf fiber reinforced tapioca biopolymer composites
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21939/1/BioRes_13_3_6341_Jaafar_Experim_Perform_Pineapple_Leaf_Fiber_Biopolym_Composite_13584.pdf