Effect of treatment on water absorption behavior of natural fiber–reinforced polymer composites
Natural fiber–reinforced polymer composites (NFRPCs) are gaining favor over synthetic fiber owing to their lower cost and environmental friendly characteristics, as they exist abundantly and are renewable. NFRPCs have developed from a laboratory scale of fundamental research to industrial implementa...
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| author | Abd Halip, Juliana Lee, Seng Hua Ashaari, Zaidon Md Tahir, Paridah Lum, Wei Chen Uyup, Mohd Khairun Anwar |
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| description | Natural fiber–reinforced polymer composites (NFRPCs) are gaining favor over synthetic fiber owing to their lower cost and environmental friendly characteristics, as they exist abundantly and are renewable. NFRPCs have developed from a laboratory scale of fundamental research to industrial implementation in the last 2 decades. Nevertheless, despite its potential to be widely used in various applications, the main drawback of this NFRPC is its poor dimensional stability due to the hygroscopic nature of the incorporated natural fiber. As water absorption of the fibers used is one of the main factors that affected the overall mechanical properties of the natural fiber–reinforced polymer composites, treatments aiming to reduce the hydrophilic nature of the fibers are worth investigating. This chapter provides a comprehensive overview on the effect of treatment on water absorption behavior of natural fiber–reinforced polymer composites. Composites reinforced with different types of natural fibers and polymers are listed, and their basic properties are reported. Issues on the dimensional stability of these NFRPCs are discussed. Various types of treatment such as alkali, silane, and acetylation that are applied on NFRPCs and the effect on water behavior on NFRPCs are analyzed based on past literature. |
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| spelling | upm-787502021-03-25T03:33:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78750/ Effect of treatment on water absorption behavior of natural fiber–reinforced polymer composites Abd Halip, Juliana Lee, Seng Hua Ashaari, Zaidon Md Tahir, Paridah Lum, Wei Chen Uyup, Mohd Khairun Anwar Natural fiber–reinforced polymer composites (NFRPCs) are gaining favor over synthetic fiber owing to their lower cost and environmental friendly characteristics, as they exist abundantly and are renewable. NFRPCs have developed from a laboratory scale of fundamental research to industrial implementation in the last 2 decades. Nevertheless, despite its potential to be widely used in various applications, the main drawback of this NFRPC is its poor dimensional stability due to the hygroscopic nature of the incorporated natural fiber. As water absorption of the fibers used is one of the main factors that affected the overall mechanical properties of the natural fiber–reinforced polymer composites, treatments aiming to reduce the hydrophilic nature of the fibers are worth investigating. This chapter provides a comprehensive overview on the effect of treatment on water absorption behavior of natural fiber–reinforced polymer composites. Composites reinforced with different types of natural fibers and polymers are listed, and their basic properties are reported. Issues on the dimensional stability of these NFRPCs are discussed. Various types of treatment such as alkali, silane, and acetylation that are applied on NFRPCs and the effect on water behavior on NFRPCs are analyzed based on past literature. Woodhead Publishing Jawaid, Mohammad Hameed Sultan, Mohamed Thariq Saba, Naheed 2019 Book Section PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78750/1/Effect%20of%20treatment%20on%20water%20absorption%20behavior%20of%20natural%20fiber%E2%80%93reinforced%20polymer%20composites.pdf Abd Halip, Juliana and Lee, Seng Hua and Ashaari, Zaidon and Md Tahir, Paridah and Lum, Wei Chen and Uyup, Mohd Khairun Anwar (2019) Effect of treatment on water absorption behavior of natural fiber–reinforced polymer composites. In: Mechanical and Physical Testing of Biocomposites, Fibre-Reinforced Composites and Hybrid Composites. Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineer . Woodhead Publishing, Kidlington, United Kingdom, 141 - 156. ISBN 9780081022924 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780081022924000084#! https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102292-4.00008-4 |
| spellingShingle | Abd Halip, Juliana Lee, Seng Hua Ashaari, Zaidon Md Tahir, Paridah Lum, Wei Chen Uyup, Mohd Khairun Anwar Effect of treatment on water absorption behavior of natural fiber–reinforced polymer composites |
| title | Effect of treatment on water absorption behavior of natural fiber–reinforced polymer composites |
| title_full | Effect of treatment on water absorption behavior of natural fiber–reinforced polymer composites |
| title_fullStr | Effect of treatment on water absorption behavior of natural fiber–reinforced polymer composites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of treatment on water absorption behavior of natural fiber–reinforced polymer composites |
| title_short | Effect of treatment on water absorption behavior of natural fiber–reinforced polymer composites |
| title_sort | effect of treatment on water absorption behavior of natural fiber–reinforced polymer composites |
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