Characteristics of oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber and mechanical properties of its unidirectional composites

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 1158-1164
Author(s):  
Teo Siew Cheng ◽  
Du Ngoc Uy Lan ◽  
Steven Phillips ◽  
Le Quan Ngoc Tran
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Empty Fruit Bunch ◽  
Unidirectional Composites

scholarly journals Morphology, mechanical properties, and biodegradability of all‐cellulose composite films from oil palm empty fruit bunch

SPE Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Liyana Izyan Zailuddin ◽  
Azlin Fazlina Osman ◽  
Rozyanty Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Composite Films ◽  
Empty Fruit Bunch ◽  
Cellulose Composite

Degradation Behaviour of Nanosilica Enhanced Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Fiber Epoxy Composites

2020 ◽  
Vol 305 ◽  
pp. 28-35
Author(s):  
Anslem Wong Tsu An ◽  
Sujan Debnath ◽  
Vincent Lee Chieng Chen ◽  
Moola Mohan Reddy ◽  
Alokesh Pramanik
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Natural Fiber ◽  
Fiber Composites ◽  
Epoxy Composites ◽  
Empty Fruit Bunch ◽  
Degradation Behaviour ◽  
Brine Solution

In recent years, studies regarding natural fiber reinforced composites have been increased as they are biodegradable with good mechanical performance therefore can help to overcome the environmental issue. As the natural fibers are easy to obtain, many industries have started to make use of natural fiber composites which are light in weight and possess good mechanical properties. However, the natural fiber composites also possess certain limitations most importantly their high moisture absorption ability which makes them incompatible at degradable environment. The fiber constituents of natural fiber composite may have different type of interactions at different environmental conditions. In addition, the involvement of nanoparticles in the composite may be the solution to overcome the deficiencies. In this research, the degradation behaviour of Oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) fibers reinforced epoxy composites upon exposure to degradable environmental conditions and the effect of adding nanoparticles have been studied. The tensile tests were conducted before and after the exposure to different environmental conditions including plain water, moist soil, brine solution, and cooking oil. Results shows that the addition of 10wt% of OPEFB fiber to the epoxy composites had improved the mechanical tensile strength up to 15.97% and composites exposed to brine solution have the most prominent sign of degradation in mechanical properties in both composites with and without nanosilica. Nevertheless, the composites with nanosilica have shown up to 24.28% improvement in tensile strength after exposure to different environmental conditions. The improvement were attributed due to filling the voids of the composites with nanosilica and good interfacial adhesion between the nanofiller, fiber, and matrix.

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