Effects of fiber loading and surface treatment on polylactic acid/empty fruit bunch fiber biocomposites

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosman Senawi ◽  
Ruzitah Mohd Salleh ◽  
Sakinah Mohd Alauddin ◽  
Siti Rafidah Ab. Rashid ◽  
Mohammad Iqbal Shueb
Keyword(s):  
Surface Treatment ◽  
Polylactic Acid ◽  
Empty Fruit Bunch ◽  
Fiber Loading

scholarly journals Areca Short Fiber Reinforced Polylactic Acid (PLA) Composites: Influence of Physical Treatment on Properties

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 3063-3072
Keyword(s):  
Surface Treatment ◽  
Polylactic Acid ◽  
Moisture Absorption ◽  
Dielectric Strength ◽  
Short Fiber ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Physical Treatment ◽  
Fiber Loading ◽  
Biodegradable Composite ◽  
Mechanical Tensile

There is growing need to develop new biodegradable composite material which are eco-friendly and at the same time cater to the product application requirements. The research emphasis on study the properties of composites prepared by arbitrarily distributed UV treated areca fibers with Polylactic acid. Ultraviolet – a physical surface treatment has been carried out to treat areca short fibers which have been extracted from areca husk. Surface treatment significantly improves the bond between the fiber- matrix interface. The preparation of test samples has been performed using plain Polylactic acid, Polylactic acid - untreated areca short fiber (PLA-UnASF) and Polylactic acid - UV treated areca short fiber (PLA-TrASF) as per ASTM standards by means of injection moulding method. Varying fiber loading viz., 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% by weight have been utilized to develop test specimens. Developed composites have been portrayed for properties like density, moisture absorption, mechanical - tensile strength and modulus, flexural strength and modulus, izod impact strength, hardness, electrical - dielectric strength, thermal – TGA and DSC and soil degradation. The results indicate an improvement in strengths of composite with increase in fiber loading and physically treatment. This new material can be utilized for house hold appliances, automobiles and industrial applications.

Effect of Fiber Surface Treatment on Mechanical Properties of Polylactic Acid/Empty Fruit Bunch Fiber Biocomposites

2014 ◽  
Vol 875-877 ◽  
pp. 171-176
Author(s):  
Senawi Rosman ◽  
Mohd Alauddin Sakinah ◽  
Mohd Salleh Ruzitah ◽  
Mohammad Shueb. Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Surface Treatment ◽  
Sodium Hydroxide ◽  
Polylactic Acid ◽  
Flexural Modulus ◽  
Fiber Surface ◽  
Silane Treatment ◽  
Empty Fruit Bunch ◽  
Fiber Surface Treatment

Renewable resourced green biocomposites are currently receiving much attention due to their environmental advantages. Therefore, the aim of this research is study the effect of fiber surface treatment on the mechanical properties of polylactic acid (PLA) biocomposite in order to produce a green biocomposite. Experiments were conducted by surface treatment of empty fruit bunch fiber using two methods, sodium hydroxide and silane. Both treated and untreated fibers were then melt compounded with PLA and mechanical properties of the biocomposite was studied. The results showed that silane treatment improved the reinforced biocomposite mechanical properties such as tensile strength by 33% and flexural modulus by 44% compared with untreated fiber reinforced biocomposites. This is due to the silane functional groups that act as a bridge between the PLA and fiber.

scholarly journals Acoustic Properties of Micro-Perforated Panels Made from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Fiber Reinforced Polylactic Acid

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-352
Author(s):  
Vignesh Sekar ◽  
Se Yong Eh Noum ◽  
Azma Putra ◽  
Sivakumar Sivanesan ◽  
Kok Chun Chin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polylactic Acid ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Acoustic Properties ◽  
Empty Fruit Bunch ◽  
Fiber Reinforced

scholarly journals A review of oil palm fruit fiber reinforced composites

2022 ◽  
Vol 1212 (1) ◽  
pp. 012050
Author(s):  
B Bakri ◽  
Naharuddin ◽  
Mustafa ◽  
A Medi ◽  
L Padang
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Surface Treatment ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Superheated Steam ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Composites ◽  
Empty Fruit Bunch ◽  
Reinforced Composites ◽  
Palm Fruit

Abstract Oil palm fibers have been developed as reinforcement in the composite. These fibers can be produced from fruit, trunk, and frond of oil palm. In this review, the oil palm fruit fiber for reinforcing composite was focused. Oil palm fruit fibers consist of empty fruit bunch (EFB) and mesocarp fruit (MF) fibers. The chemical composition and characteristics of oil palm fruit fiber are described. Furthermore, the mechanical properties of the composite are reported to be related to the surface treatment of EFB and MF fibers. Applications of such fiber composite are included in this review. From some researches, the surface treatment methods for MF and EFB fibers as reinforcement composite was conducted with using alkali, silane, acryilic acid, acetic anhydride, hydogen peroxide, microwave, and superheated steam. The effect of these surface treatments on oil palm EFB and MF fibers displayed the improvement of the mechanical properties (tensile, flexural and impact strengths) of the composite due to enhance the interface adhesion between fiber and matrix after treatment of fibers.

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