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Impact Strength and Flexural Properties Enhancement of Methacrylate Silane Treated Oil Palm Mesocarp Fiber Reinforced Biodegradable Hybrid Composites
Joint Authors
Yunus, Wan Md. Zin Wan
Zainuddin, Norhazlin
Eng, Chern Chiet
Ariffin, Hidayah
Ibrahim, Nor Azowa
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-08-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Natural fiber as reinforcement filler in polymer composites is an attractive approach due to being fully biodegradable and cheap.
However, incompatibility between hydrophilic natural fiber and hydrophobic polymer matrix restricts the application.
The current studies focus on the effects of incorporation of silane treated OPMF into polylactic acid (PLA)/polycaprolactone (PCL)/nanoclay/OPMF hybrid composites.
The composites were prepared by melt blending technique and characterize the composites with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
FTIR spectra indicated that peak shifting occurs when silane treated OPMF was incorporated into hybrid composites.
Based on mechanical properties results, incorporation of silane treated OPMF enhances the mechanical properties of unmodified OPMF hybrid composites with the enhancement of flexural and impact strength being 17.60% and 48.43%, respectively, at 10% fiber loading.
TGA thermogram shows that incorporation of silane treated OPMF did not show increment in thermal properties of hybrid composites.
SEM micrographs revealed that silane treated OPMF hybrid composites show good fiber/matrix adhesion as fiber is still embedded in the matrix and no cavity is present on the surface.
Water absorption test shows that addition of less hydrophilic silane treated OPMF successfully reduces the water uptake of hybrid composites.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Eng, Chern Chiet& Ibrahim, Nor Azowa& Zainuddin, Norhazlin& Ariffin, Hidayah& Yunus, Wan Md. Zin Wan. 2014. Impact Strength and Flexural Properties Enhancement of Methacrylate Silane Treated Oil Palm Mesocarp Fiber Reinforced Biodegradable Hybrid Composites. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1048754
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Eng, Chern Chiet…[et al.]. Impact Strength and Flexural Properties Enhancement of Methacrylate Silane Treated Oil Palm Mesocarp Fiber Reinforced Biodegradable Hybrid Composites. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1048754
American Medical Association (AMA)
Eng, Chern Chiet& Ibrahim, Nor Azowa& Zainuddin, Norhazlin& Ariffin, Hidayah& Yunus, Wan Md. Zin Wan. Impact Strength and Flexural Properties Enhancement of Methacrylate Silane Treated Oil Palm Mesocarp Fiber Reinforced Biodegradable Hybrid Composites. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1048754
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1048754