Fundamental study and modification of Kenaf fiber reinforced polylactic acid bio-composite for 3D printing filaments

Additive manufacturing (AM) of green bio-composites had been growing recently to valorize agricultural waste and attain green fillers capable of reducing bioplastic costs, without compromising the material processability and performance. Several problems such as poor surface adhesion and the hydroph...

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Main Authors: Alaa, Moustafa, Abdan, Khalina, Ching Hao, Lee, Rafiqah, Ayu, Al-Talib, Ammar, Huzaifah, Muhammad, Mazlan, Norkhairunnisa
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Published: Elsevier BV 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108070/
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author Alaa, Moustafa
Abdan, Khalina
Ching Hao, Lee
Rafiqah, Ayu
Al-Talib, Ammar
Huzaifah, Muhammad
Mazlan, Norkhairunnisa
author_facet Alaa, Moustafa
Abdan, Khalina
Ching Hao, Lee
Rafiqah, Ayu
Al-Talib, Ammar
Huzaifah, Muhammad
Mazlan, Norkhairunnisa
author_sort Alaa, Moustafa
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description Additive manufacturing (AM) of green bio-composites had been growing recently to valorize agricultural waste and attain green fillers capable of reducing bioplastic costs, without compromising the material processability and performance. Several problems such as poor surface adhesion and the hydrophilic nature were repeatedly reported to affect the properties of the extruded bio-composites and their lifetime. Green treatment methods such as Superheated steam (SHS) had been used to improve the natural fibers flaws without any environmental impact. 3D printing filaments were extruded by a single screw extrusion machine using Polylactic Acid (PLA) matrix reinforced at 10 wt% using both untreated and SHS-treated fibers at 230 °C which were used to print testing samples using Fused deposition modelling (FDM) 3D printer. From the tensile result, it was found that the untreated filament (PLA-KF10) had the highest ultimate strength with 27.27 MPa compared to 13.20 MPa for the treated fiber filament (PLA-SHSKF10). This behavior is supported by the Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) which had values of 1389 MPa compared to 1267 MPa respectively. DMA results showed a better of the PLA-SHSKF10 compared to the PLA-KF10 with values of 222.15 MPa compared to 215.84 MPa in the Loss modulus, and 1.46 and 1.04 for the Tan delta values. The use of treated fibers also reduced water absorption from 20.68% to 14.81%.
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spelling upm-1080702024-09-24T07:54:02Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108070/ Fundamental study and modification of Kenaf fiber reinforced polylactic acid bio-composite for 3D printing filaments Alaa, Moustafa Abdan, Khalina Ching Hao, Lee Rafiqah, Ayu Al-Talib, Ammar Huzaifah, Muhammad Mazlan, Norkhairunnisa Additive manufacturing (AM) of green bio-composites had been growing recently to valorize agricultural waste and attain green fillers capable of reducing bioplastic costs, without compromising the material processability and performance. Several problems such as poor surface adhesion and the hydrophilic nature were repeatedly reported to affect the properties of the extruded bio-composites and their lifetime. Green treatment methods such as Superheated steam (SHS) had been used to improve the natural fibers flaws without any environmental impact. 3D printing filaments were extruded by a single screw extrusion machine using Polylactic Acid (PLA) matrix reinforced at 10 wt% using both untreated and SHS-treated fibers at 230 °C which were used to print testing samples using Fused deposition modelling (FDM) 3D printer. From the tensile result, it was found that the untreated filament (PLA-KF10) had the highest ultimate strength with 27.27 MPa compared to 13.20 MPa for the treated fiber filament (PLA-SHSKF10). This behavior is supported by the Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) which had values of 1389 MPa compared to 1267 MPa respectively. DMA results showed a better of the PLA-SHSKF10 compared to the PLA-KF10 with values of 222.15 MPa compared to 215.84 MPa in the Loss modulus, and 1.46 and 1.04 for the Tan delta values. The use of treated fibers also reduced water absorption from 20.68% to 14.81%. Elsevier BV 2023 Article PeerReviewed Alaa, Moustafa and Abdan, Khalina and Ching Hao, Lee and Rafiqah, Ayu and Al-Talib, Ammar and Huzaifah, Muhammad and Mazlan, Norkhairunnisa (2023) Fundamental study and modification of Kenaf fiber reinforced polylactic acid bio-composite for 3D printing filaments. Materials Today Proceedings. pp. 1-9. ISSN 2214-7853 (In Press) https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2214785323013743 10.1016/j.matpr.2023.03.328
spellingShingle Alaa, Moustafa
Abdan, Khalina
Ching Hao, Lee
Rafiqah, Ayu
Al-Talib, Ammar
Huzaifah, Muhammad
Mazlan, Norkhairunnisa
Fundamental study and modification of Kenaf fiber reinforced polylactic acid bio-composite for 3D printing filaments
title Fundamental study and modification of Kenaf fiber reinforced polylactic acid bio-composite for 3D printing filaments
title_full Fundamental study and modification of Kenaf fiber reinforced polylactic acid bio-composite for 3D printing filaments
title_fullStr Fundamental study and modification of Kenaf fiber reinforced polylactic acid bio-composite for 3D printing filaments
title_full_unstemmed Fundamental study and modification of Kenaf fiber reinforced polylactic acid bio-composite for 3D printing filaments
title_short Fundamental study and modification of Kenaf fiber reinforced polylactic acid bio-composite for 3D printing filaments
title_sort fundamental study and modification of kenaf fiber reinforced polylactic acid bio-composite for 3d printing filaments
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108070/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108070/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108070/