Ching, K.S. and Ealid, M. and Ching, Yern Chee and Haniff, M. and Khalid, M. and Beg, M.T.H. (2014) Preparation and characterisation of polyvinyl alcohol/oil palm empty fruit bunch fibre composite. Materials Research Innovations, 18 (S6). pp. 364-367. ISSN 1432-8917, DOI https://doi.org/10.1179/1432891714Z.0000000001008.
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This paper focusses on the effect of thermal ageing and mechanical properties of empty fruit bunch filled polyvinyl alcohol composites. A composite plate with various volume fractions from 0.5 to 3 wt-% of empty fruit bunch was fabricated. The composites were created by a casting evaporation technique. Generally, there appears to be intimate contact between empty fruit bunch fibre and polyvinyl alcohol. In composites with higher fibre content, there is a greater tendency for filler interaction to take place. The results showed that the addition of 1 wt-% of empty fruit bunch fibre increased the tensile strength and modulus of the polyvinyl alcohol/empty fruit bunch fibre composite. There was a further increase in the mechanical properties of all the samples after thermal ageing at 50 degrees C for 6 hours.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Empty fruit bunch; Polyvinyl alcohol; Mechanical properties; Thermal ageing; Morphology; Casting; Biocomposite |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering |
| Depositing User: | Dr Mohd Faizal Hamzah |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Dec 2015 00:46 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Dec 2019 05:52 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/15480 |
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