Thermo-mechanical properties of palm fiber plastic (PFP) composites

The oil palm Empty Fruit Bunch fibers (size in the range from 75 to 400 μm) have been prepared by wet and dry grinding methods. The prepared fibers were blended with polypropylene to achieve EFB-Polypropylene plastic composite denoted as EFB-PP plastic composite. Various weight contents (20, 35 and...

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Main Authors: Karuppuchamy, Subbian, Yoshito, Andou, Baharuddin, Azhari Samsu, Sulaiman, Alawi, Hassan, Mohd Ali, Nishida, Haruo, Shirai, Yoshihito
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Language:English
Published: American Scientific Publishers 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46729/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46729/1/Thermo-mechanical%20properties%20of%20palm%20fiber%20plastic%20%28PFP%29%20composites.pdf
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author Karuppuchamy, Subbian
Yoshito, Andou
Baharuddin, Azhari Samsu
Sulaiman, Alawi
Hassan, Mohd Ali
Nishida, Haruo
Shirai, Yoshihito
author_facet Karuppuchamy, Subbian
Yoshito, Andou
Baharuddin, Azhari Samsu
Sulaiman, Alawi
Hassan, Mohd Ali
Nishida, Haruo
Shirai, Yoshihito
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description The oil palm Empty Fruit Bunch fibers (size in the range from 75 to 400 μm) have been prepared by wet and dry grinding methods. The prepared fibers were blended with polypropylene to achieve EFB-Polypropylene plastic composite denoted as EFB-PP plastic composite. Various weight contents (20, 35 and 50%) of the fibers were reinforced in the polypropylene matrix. The effect of the fiber weight contents on thermal and mechanical properties of the obtained EFB-PP plastic composite was investigated. The wet disk milled fiber reinforced EFB-plastic composite shows the superior mechanical properties.
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spelling upm-467292018-03-27T07:37:29Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46729/ Thermo-mechanical properties of palm fiber plastic (PFP) composites Karuppuchamy, Subbian Yoshito, Andou Baharuddin, Azhari Samsu Sulaiman, Alawi Hassan, Mohd Ali Nishida, Haruo Shirai, Yoshihito The oil palm Empty Fruit Bunch fibers (size in the range from 75 to 400 μm) have been prepared by wet and dry grinding methods. The prepared fibers were blended with polypropylene to achieve EFB-Polypropylene plastic composite denoted as EFB-PP plastic composite. Various weight contents (20, 35 and 50%) of the fibers were reinforced in the polypropylene matrix. The effect of the fiber weight contents on thermal and mechanical properties of the obtained EFB-PP plastic composite was investigated. The wet disk milled fiber reinforced EFB-plastic composite shows the superior mechanical properties. American Scientific Publishers 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46729/1/Thermo-mechanical%20properties%20of%20palm%20fiber%20plastic%20%28PFP%29%20composites.pdf Karuppuchamy, Subbian and Yoshito, Andou and Baharuddin, Azhari Samsu and Sulaiman, Alawi and Hassan, Mohd Ali and Nishida, Haruo and Shirai, Yoshihito (2015) Thermo-mechanical properties of palm fiber plastic (PFP) composites. Advanced Science, Engineering and Medicine, 7 (10). pp. 844-848. ISSN 2164-6627; ESSN: 2164-6635 http://www.aspbs.com/asem.html 10.1166/asem.2015.1769
spellingShingle Karuppuchamy, Subbian
Yoshito, Andou
Baharuddin, Azhari Samsu
Sulaiman, Alawi
Hassan, Mohd Ali
Nishida, Haruo
Shirai, Yoshihito
Thermo-mechanical properties of palm fiber plastic (PFP) composites
title Thermo-mechanical properties of palm fiber plastic (PFP) composites
title_full Thermo-mechanical properties of palm fiber plastic (PFP) composites
title_fullStr Thermo-mechanical properties of palm fiber plastic (PFP) composites
title_full_unstemmed Thermo-mechanical properties of palm fiber plastic (PFP) composites
title_short Thermo-mechanical properties of palm fiber plastic (PFP) composites
title_sort thermo-mechanical properties of palm fiber plastic (pfp) composites
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46729/1/Thermo-mechanical%20properties%20of%20palm%20fiber%20plastic%20%28PFP%29%20composites.pdf