Chemical modification of oil palm mesocarp fiber by methacrylate silane: effects on morphology, mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties of biodegradable hybrid composites

Effects of modifying oil palm mesocarp fibers (OPMF) by methacrylate silane on polylactic acid (PLA)/ polycaprolactone (PCL)/clay/OPMF hybrid composites were investigated. The composites were prepared by a melt blending technique and characterized by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and scanning el...

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Main Authors: Eng, Chern Chiet, Ibrahim, Nor Azowa, Zainuddin, Norhazlin, Ariffin, Hidayah, Wan Yunus, Wan Md Zin
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Language:English
Published: College of Natural Resources, North Carolina State University 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44050/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44050/1/Chemical%20modification%20of%20oil%20palm%20mesocarp%20fiber%20by%20methacrylate%20silane%20effects%20on%20morphology%2C%20mechanical%20and%20dynamic%20mechanical%20properties%20of%20biodegradable%20hybrid%20composites.pdf
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author Eng, Chern Chiet
Ibrahim, Nor Azowa
Zainuddin, Norhazlin
Ariffin, Hidayah
Wan Yunus, Wan Md Zin
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Ibrahim, Nor Azowa
Zainuddin, Norhazlin
Ariffin, Hidayah
Wan Yunus, Wan Md Zin
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description Effects of modifying oil palm mesocarp fibers (OPMF) by methacrylate silane on polylactic acid (PLA)/ polycaprolactone (PCL)/clay/OPMF hybrid composites were investigated. The composites were prepared by a melt blending technique and characterized by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The silane-treated OPMF hybrid composites showed better tensile strength, tensile modulus, and elongation at break than unmodified OPMF hybrid composites. DMA analysis showed an increase in storage modulus when silane-treated OPMF was added to a hybrid composite. The loss modulus curve showed that the incorporation of silane-treated OPMF into a hybrid composite shifted the two glass transition temperatures (Tg) of composites closer to each other. The low tan δ peak indicated good fiber/matrix adhesion for the silane-treated OPMF hybrid composites. SEM micrographs revealed that silane-treated OPMF hybrid composites showed better fiber/matrix adhesion than unmodified OPMF hybrid composites because of absence of gap between silane-treated OPMF and the matrix in the composite.
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spelling upm-440502022-03-14T04:17:48Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44050/ Chemical modification of oil palm mesocarp fiber by methacrylate silane: effects on morphology, mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties of biodegradable hybrid composites Eng, Chern Chiet Ibrahim, Nor Azowa Zainuddin, Norhazlin Ariffin, Hidayah Wan Yunus, Wan Md Zin Effects of modifying oil palm mesocarp fibers (OPMF) by methacrylate silane on polylactic acid (PLA)/ polycaprolactone (PCL)/clay/OPMF hybrid composites were investigated. The composites were prepared by a melt blending technique and characterized by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The silane-treated OPMF hybrid composites showed better tensile strength, tensile modulus, and elongation at break than unmodified OPMF hybrid composites. DMA analysis showed an increase in storage modulus when silane-treated OPMF was added to a hybrid composite. The loss modulus curve showed that the incorporation of silane-treated OPMF into a hybrid composite shifted the two glass transition temperatures (Tg) of composites closer to each other. The low tan δ peak indicated good fiber/matrix adhesion for the silane-treated OPMF hybrid composites. SEM micrographs revealed that silane-treated OPMF hybrid composites showed better fiber/matrix adhesion than unmodified OPMF hybrid composites because of absence of gap between silane-treated OPMF and the matrix in the composite. College of Natural Resources, North Carolina State University 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44050/1/Chemical%20modification%20of%20oil%20palm%20mesocarp%20fiber%20by%20methacrylate%20silane%20effects%20on%20morphology%2C%20mechanical%20and%20dynamic%20mechanical%20properties%20of%20biodegradable%20hybrid%20composites.pdf Eng, Chern Chiet and Ibrahim, Nor Azowa and Zainuddin, Norhazlin and Ariffin, Hidayah and Wan Yunus, Wan Md Zin (2015) Chemical modification of oil palm mesocarp fiber by methacrylate silane: effects on morphology, mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties of biodegradable hybrid composites. BioResources, 11 (1). pp. 861-872. ISSN 1930-2126 https://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_11_1_861_Eng_Chemical_Modification_Mesocarp_Fiber
spellingShingle Eng, Chern Chiet
Ibrahim, Nor Azowa
Zainuddin, Norhazlin
Ariffin, Hidayah
Wan Yunus, Wan Md Zin
Chemical modification of oil palm mesocarp fiber by methacrylate silane: effects on morphology, mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties of biodegradable hybrid composites
title Chemical modification of oil palm mesocarp fiber by methacrylate silane: effects on morphology, mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties of biodegradable hybrid composites
title_full Chemical modification of oil palm mesocarp fiber by methacrylate silane: effects on morphology, mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties of biodegradable hybrid composites
title_fullStr Chemical modification of oil palm mesocarp fiber by methacrylate silane: effects on morphology, mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties of biodegradable hybrid composites
title_full_unstemmed Chemical modification of oil palm mesocarp fiber by methacrylate silane: effects on morphology, mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties of biodegradable hybrid composites
title_short Chemical modification of oil palm mesocarp fiber by methacrylate silane: effects on morphology, mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties of biodegradable hybrid composites
title_sort chemical modification of oil palm mesocarp fiber by methacrylate silane: effects on morphology, mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties of biodegradable hybrid composites
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