Low, Darren Yi Sern and Supramaniam, Janarthanan and Rahim, Abdul Hasif bin Abd and Tang, Siah Ying and Leo, Bey Fen (2021) Morphological, thermal, and mechanical properties of natural rubber reinforced with cellulose nanofibers from oil palm empty fruit bunch. Journal of Rubber Research, 24 (4). pp. 631-640. ISSN 1511-1768, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s42464-021-00126-3.
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Oil palm empty fruit bunches (OPEFB) are abundant lignocellulosic waste materials from palm oil mills in Malaysia. In this study, we aimed to fabricate natural rubber/cellulose nanofiber (NR/CNF) nanocomposite films from OPEFB and to examine their morphological, thermal, and mechanical properties. Formation of NR/CNF composite was confirmed by the presence of functional groups obtained from the FTIR spectrum. The NR formulations were modified with 0.01, 0.10, 0.50, 1.00 phr of CNFs. Our results showed that the specimen with 0.50 phr of CNFs exhibited significant rise similar to 44% in tensile strength whereas further addition with 1.00 phr resulted in more brittle behavior. Incorporation of CNF had negligible effects on the thermal stability of the NR/CNF nanocomposites. The CNF-filled rubber composites showed a rough surface morphology under observation by SEM. We believe that this work will provide a new idea to produce high-performance rubber composite films for glove manufacturing applications.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Advanced Engineering Platform, School of Engineering, Monash University Malaysia |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Natural rubber;Cellulose nanofiber;Oil palm empty fruit bunch;Nanocomposite;Reinforcement |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics Q Science > QD Chemistry |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms Zaharah Ramly |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Oct 2022 06:20 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Oct 2022 06:20 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/35328 |
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