scholarly journals Comparative Study on the Effect of Bentonite or Feldspar Filled Low-Density Polyethylene/Thermoplastic Sago Starch/Kenaf Core Fiber Composites

BioResources ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Norshahida Sarifuddin ◽  
Hanafi Ismail
2012 ◽  
Vol 626 ◽  
pp. 1048-1053
Author(s):  
Norshahida Sarifuddin ◽  
Hanafi Ismail ◽  
Ahmad Zuraida

Recently, blending of common hydrocarbon polymer with natural based materials has gain much interest towards the development of degradable composite. In this study, a series of low density polyethylene (LDPE)/thermoplastic sago starch (TPSS) blend reinforced with kenaf core fiber (KCF) with starch content ranging from 10 to 40 % were prepared via melt-blending method. For this study, kenaf loading was fixed at 20 % (by weight). The blended samples were characterized by means of tensile test and morphological study. The experimental result shows that there is a gradual decrease in tensile strength, modulus and elongation at break with increase in starch loading. The scanning electron micrograph (SEM) supports the findings of tensile properties.


2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilherme Luis Ribeiro ◽  
Meirene Gandara ◽  
Diego David Pinzón Moreno ◽  
Clodoaldo Saron

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