Morphological, thermal, and mechanical properties of natural rubber reinforced with cellulose nanofibers from oil palm empty fruit bunch

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darren Yi Sern Low ◽  
Janarthanan Supramaniam ◽  
Abdul Hasif bin Abd Rahim ◽  
Siah Ying Tang ◽  
Bey Fen Leo
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Natural Rubber ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Cellulose Nanofibers ◽  
Empty Fruit Bunch ◽  
Thermal And Mechanical Properties

Phase Morphology, Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Compatibilized Nylon12/Natural Rubber Blends Using PS/MNR

2013 ◽  
Vol 844 ◽  
pp. 53-56
Author(s):  
Saravalee Saengthaveep ◽  
Sadhan C. Jana ◽  
Rathanawan Magaraphan
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Natural Rubber ◽  
Moisture Absorption ◽  
Rubber Particle ◽  
Impact Resistance ◽  
Phase Morphology ◽  
Thermal And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Binary Blend ◽  
Polyamide 12 ◽  
The Impact

To produce a tough material for application demanding high impact resistance and low moisture absorption, melt blending of Nylon12 (Polyamide 12, PA12) and natural rubber (NR) was carried out in a brabender plasticorder at 210 °C with rotor speed of 70 rpm in the presence of polystyrene/maleated natural rubber (PS/MNR) blend as a compatibilizer. The effect of compatibilizer content (1, 3, 5, 7 and 10 phr) on phase morphology, thermal, and mechanical properties of [Nylon12/NR]/[PS/MNR] blends was investigated by using SEM, DSC, and Izod impact tester, respectively. The result revealed that PS/MNR blend improved the compatibility of Nylon12/NR blends efficiently due to the presence of amide linkage at the interfaces from the reaction between the reactive groups of MNR and the NH2 end groups of Nylon12 during mixing. A fine phase morphology (good dispersion and small dispersed phase size of NR domains in Nylon12 matrix) of [Nylon12/NR]/[PS/MNR] blends was observed at the optimum compatibilizer content of 7 phr, relating to the improvement of mechanical property. The impact energy of [Nylon12/NR]/[PS/MNR] blends was 503 J/m higher than that of neat Nylon12 (115 J/m) and Nylon12/NR binary blend (241 J/m) due to the toughening effect of rubber and proper morphology. The melting temperature of all blends did not change obviously from thermal analysis. However, the presence of rubber particle obstructed the crystallization of Nylon12 phase, leading to the decreasing of %crystallinity from 93% to around 70%.

Effect of SEBS-MA and MAPP as coupling agent on the thermal and mechanical properties in highly filled composites of oil palm fiber/PP

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 699-709 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Alexandre Simão ◽  
José Manoel Marconcini ◽  
Luiz Henrique Capparelli Mattoso ◽  
Anand Ramesh Sanadi
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Coupling Agent ◽  
Thermal And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Palm Fiber

scholarly journals Morphology, mechanical properties, and biodegradability of all‐cellulose composite films from oil palm empty fruit bunch

SPE Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Liyana Izyan Zailuddin ◽  
Azlin Fazlina Osman ◽  
Rozyanty Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Composite Films ◽  
Empty Fruit Bunch ◽  
Cellulose Composite

Characteristics of oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber and mechanical properties of its unidirectional composites

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 1158-1164
Author(s):  
Teo Siew Cheng ◽  
Du Ngoc Uy Lan ◽  
Steven Phillips ◽  
Le Quan Ngoc Tran
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Empty Fruit Bunch ◽  
Unidirectional Composites

Degradation Behaviour of Nanosilica Enhanced Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Fiber Epoxy Composites

2020 ◽  
Vol 305 ◽  
pp. 28-35
Author(s):  
Anslem Wong Tsu An ◽  
Sujan Debnath ◽  
Vincent Lee Chieng Chen ◽  
Moola Mohan Reddy ◽  
Alokesh Pramanik
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Natural Fiber ◽  
Fiber Composites ◽  
Epoxy Composites ◽  
Empty Fruit Bunch ◽  
Degradation Behaviour ◽  
Brine Solution

In recent years, studies regarding natural fiber reinforced composites have been increased as they are biodegradable with good mechanical performance therefore can help to overcome the environmental issue. As the natural fibers are easy to obtain, many industries have started to make use of natural fiber composites which are light in weight and possess good mechanical properties. However, the natural fiber composites also possess certain limitations most importantly their high moisture absorption ability which makes them incompatible at degradable environment. The fiber constituents of natural fiber composite may have different type of interactions at different environmental conditions. In addition, the involvement of nanoparticles in the composite may be the solution to overcome the deficiencies. In this research, the degradation behaviour of Oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) fibers reinforced epoxy composites upon exposure to degradable environmental conditions and the effect of adding nanoparticles have been studied. The tensile tests were conducted before and after the exposure to different environmental conditions including plain water, moist soil, brine solution, and cooking oil. Results shows that the addition of 10wt% of OPEFB fiber to the epoxy composites had improved the mechanical tensile strength up to 15.97% and composites exposed to brine solution have the most prominent sign of degradation in mechanical properties in both composites with and without nanosilica. Nevertheless, the composites with nanosilica have shown up to 24.28% improvement in tensile strength after exposure to different environmental conditions. The improvement were attributed due to filling the voids of the composites with nanosilica and good interfacial adhesion between the nanofiller, fiber, and matrix.

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