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Oil palm mesocarp fiber as new lignocellulosic material for fabrication of polymer/fiber biocomposites

New biocomposites consisting of poly (butylene succinate) (PBS) and various content (0-70 wt%) of oil palm mesocarp fiber (OPMF) or oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber (OPEFBF) were fabricated by melt blending and subsequently hotpress moulding. The tensile, flexural, and impact properties of those bio...

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Main Authors: Then, Yoon Yee, Ibrahim, Nor Azowa, Zainuddin, Norhazlin, Ariffin, Hidayah, Wan Yunus, Wan Md Zin
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Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30247/1/Oil%20palm%20mesocarp%20fiber%20as%20new%20lignocellulosic%20material%20for%20fabrication%20of%20polymer.pdf
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spelling oai:psasir.upm.edu.my:30247 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30247/ Oil palm mesocarp fiber as new lignocellulosic material for fabrication of polymer/fiber biocomposites Then, Yoon Yee Ibrahim, Nor Azowa Zainuddin, Norhazlin Ariffin, Hidayah Wan Yunus, Wan Md Zin New biocomposites consisting of poly (butylene succinate) (PBS) and various content (0-70 wt%) of oil palm mesocarp fiber (OPMF) or oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber (OPEFBF) were fabricated by melt blending and subsequently hotpress moulding. The tensile, flexural, and impact properties of those biocomposites were evaluated and compared. Enhancement of flexural modulus of 200 or 150% was observed with PBS biocomposite loaded with 70 wt% of OPMF or OPEFBF. PBS/OPMF biocomposites exhibited higher values of tensile, flexural and impact strengths, and tensile and flexural moduli than those of PBS/OPEFBF biocomposites. These results indicated that OPMF feature better reinforcing agent for PBS as compared to that of OPEFBF. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30247/1/Oil%20palm%20mesocarp%20fiber%20as%20new%20lignocellulosic%20material%20for%20fabrication%20of%20polymer.pdf Then, Yoon Yee and Ibrahim, Nor Azowa and Zainuddin, Norhazlin and Ariffin, Hidayah and Wan Yunus, Wan Md Zin (2013) Oil palm mesocarp fiber as new lignocellulosic material for fabrication of polymer/fiber biocomposites. International Journal of Polymer Science, 2013. art. no. 797452. pp. 1-7. ISSN 1687-9422; ESSN: 1687-9430 http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijps/2013/797452/ 10.1155/2013/797452 English
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description New biocomposites consisting of poly (butylene succinate) (PBS) and various content (0-70 wt%) of oil palm mesocarp fiber (OPMF) or oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber (OPEFBF) were fabricated by melt blending and subsequently hotpress moulding. The tensile, flexural, and impact properties of those biocomposites were evaluated and compared. Enhancement of flexural modulus of 200 or 150% was observed with PBS biocomposite loaded with 70 wt% of OPMF or OPEFBF. PBS/OPMF biocomposites exhibited higher values of tensile, flexural and impact strengths, and tensile and flexural moduli than those of PBS/OPEFBF biocomposites. These results indicated that OPMF feature better reinforcing agent for PBS as compared to that of OPEFBF.
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author Then, Yoon Yee
Ibrahim, Nor Azowa
Zainuddin, Norhazlin
Ariffin, Hidayah
Wan Yunus, Wan Md Zin
spellingShingle Then, Yoon Yee
Ibrahim, Nor Azowa
Zainuddin, Norhazlin
Ariffin, Hidayah
Wan Yunus, Wan Md Zin
Oil palm mesocarp fiber as new lignocellulosic material for fabrication of polymer/fiber biocomposites
author_facet Then, Yoon Yee
Ibrahim, Nor Azowa
Zainuddin, Norhazlin
Ariffin, Hidayah
Wan Yunus, Wan Md Zin
author_sort Then, Yoon Yee
title Oil palm mesocarp fiber as new lignocellulosic material for fabrication of polymer/fiber biocomposites
title_short Oil palm mesocarp fiber as new lignocellulosic material for fabrication of polymer/fiber biocomposites
title_full Oil palm mesocarp fiber as new lignocellulosic material for fabrication of polymer/fiber biocomposites
title_fullStr Oil palm mesocarp fiber as new lignocellulosic material for fabrication of polymer/fiber biocomposites
title_full_unstemmed Oil palm mesocarp fiber as new lignocellulosic material for fabrication of polymer/fiber biocomposites
title_sort oil palm mesocarp fiber as new lignocellulosic material for fabrication of polymer/fiber biocomposites
publisher Hindawi Publishing Corporation
publishDate 2013
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30247/1/Oil%20palm%20mesocarp%20fiber%20as%20new%20lignocellulosic%20material%20for%20fabrication%20of%20polymer.pdf
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