scholarly journals Enhancement of the Mechanical Properties and Dimensional Stability of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch-Kenaf Core and Oil Palm Mesocarp-Kenaf Core Hybrid Fiber-Reinforced Poly(lactic acid) Biocomposites by Borax Decahydrate Modification of Fibers

BioResources ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abubakar Umar Birnin-Yauri ◽  
Nor Azowa Ibrahim ◽  
Norhazlin Zainuddin ◽  
Khalina Abdan ◽  
Yoon Yee Then ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Dimensional Stability ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid ◽  
Empty Fruit Bunch ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Hybrid Fiber ◽  
Kenaf Core

scholarly journals Preparation and Characterization of Poly(lactic Acid)-based Composite Reinforced with Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Fiber and Nanosilica

BioResources ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yin Yin Yee ◽  
Yern Chee Ching ◽  
Shaifulazuar Rozali ◽  
Nur Awanis Hashim ◽  
Ramesh Singh
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid ◽  
Empty Fruit Bunch

Effect of various enzymatic treatments on the mechanical properties of coir fiber/poly(lactic acid) biocomposites

2019 ◽  
pp. 089270571986461
Author(s):  
Kubra Coskun ◽  
Aysenur Mutlu ◽  
Mehmet Dogan ◽  
Ebru Bozacı
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Mechanical Analysis ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid ◽  
Coir Fiber ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Remarkable Effect ◽  
The Impact

The effects of enzymatic treatments on the properties of coir fiber-reinforced poly(lactic acid) (PLA) were not found in the literature. Accordingly, the effects of various enzymatic treatments on the mechanical performance of the coir fiber-reinforced PLA composites were investigated in the current study. Four different enzymes, namely lipase, lactase, pectinase, and cellulase, were used. The mechanical properties of the composites were determined by the tensile, flexural, impact tests, and dynamic mechanical analysis. According to the test results, the use of enzyme treated coir fibers affected the mechanical properties except for the flexural properties with different extents depending upon their type. The tensile strength increased with the treatments of lipase and lactase, while the treatments with pectinase and cellulase had no remarkable effect. The impact strength was improved with enzymatic treatments except for pectinase. All enzymatic treatments improved the elastic modulus below the glass transition temperature. In brief, enzymatic treatments improved the interfacial adhesion between coir fiber and PLA via the waxes and fatty acids removal and/or the increment in surface roughness.

Preparation and Characterization of Poly(lactic acid)-Based Composites Reinforced with Poly Dimethyl Siloxane/Ultrasound-Treated Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch

2015 ◽  
Vol 54 (13) ◽  
pp. 1321-1333 ◽  
Author(s):  
John O. Akindoyo ◽  
Mohammad Dalour Hossen Beg ◽  
Suriati Binti Ghazali ◽  
Muhammad Remanul Islam ◽  
Abdullah Al Mamun
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid ◽  
Empty Fruit Bunch ◽  
Dimethyl Siloxane
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