A review of the flammability factors of kenaf and allied fibre reinforced polymer composites

Natural fibre is a well-known reinforcement fibre in polymer-matrix Composites (PMC) lately. Natural fibre has fast growing and abundance properties which make it available at very low cost. For kenaf fibre there is long lists of research projects which have been done regarding its behaviour, and pr...

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Main Authors: Lee, Ching Hao, Salit, Mohd Sapuan, Hassan, Mohd Roshdi
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Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36254/
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author Lee, Ching Hao
Salit, Mohd Sapuan
Hassan, Mohd Roshdi
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Hassan, Mohd Roshdi
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description Natural fibre is a well-known reinforcement fibre in polymer-matrix Composites (PMC) lately. Natural fibre has fast growing and abundance properties which make it available at very low cost. For kenaf fibre there is long lists of research projects which have been done regarding its behaviour, and properties and modification made to it. In this paper, fire flammability is the main concern for natural fibre reinforced polymer (NFRP) composites especially kenaf fibre. To estimate its flammability, a wide range of factors can be considered such as fibre content, type of matrices, pH conditions, treatment, and fire retardant (FR) filler’s type. The most important criteria are the ignition time, rate of propagation, and fire behavior. thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), different scanning calorimetric (DSC), and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) are the three most famous methods used to investigate the fire behaviour of composites.
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spelling upm-362542015-10-01T03:28:21Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36254/ A review of the flammability factors of kenaf and allied fibre reinforced polymer composites Lee, Ching Hao Salit, Mohd Sapuan Hassan, Mohd Roshdi Natural fibre is a well-known reinforcement fibre in polymer-matrix Composites (PMC) lately. Natural fibre has fast growing and abundance properties which make it available at very low cost. For kenaf fibre there is long lists of research projects which have been done regarding its behaviour, and properties and modification made to it. In this paper, fire flammability is the main concern for natural fibre reinforced polymer (NFRP) composites especially kenaf fibre. To estimate its flammability, a wide range of factors can be considered such as fibre content, type of matrices, pH conditions, treatment, and fire retardant (FR) filler’s type. The most important criteria are the ignition time, rate of propagation, and fire behavior. thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), different scanning calorimetric (DSC), and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) are the three most famous methods used to investigate the fire behaviour of composites. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36254/1/A%20review%20of%20the%20flammability%20factors%20of%20kenaf%20and%20allied%20fibre%20reinforced%20polymer%20composites.pdf Lee, Ching Hao and Salit, Mohd Sapuan and Hassan, Mohd Roshdi (2014) A review of the flammability factors of kenaf and allied fibre reinforced polymer composites. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2014. art. no. 514036. pp. 1-8. ISSN 1687-8434, ESSN: 1687-8442 http://www.hindawi.com/journals/amse/2014/514036/abs/ 10.1155/2014/514036
spellingShingle Lee, Ching Hao
Salit, Mohd Sapuan
Hassan, Mohd Roshdi
A review of the flammability factors of kenaf and allied fibre reinforced polymer composites
title A review of the flammability factors of kenaf and allied fibre reinforced polymer composites
title_full A review of the flammability factors of kenaf and allied fibre reinforced polymer composites
title_fullStr A review of the flammability factors of kenaf and allied fibre reinforced polymer composites
title_full_unstemmed A review of the flammability factors of kenaf and allied fibre reinforced polymer composites
title_short A review of the flammability factors of kenaf and allied fibre reinforced polymer composites
title_sort review of the flammability factors of kenaf and allied fibre reinforced polymer composites
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