scholarly journals Exploration of Green Composites of Oil Palm Frond for Low Strength-Moderate Flexure Building Applications

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (02) ◽  
pp. 23567-23577
Author(s):  
Dr. A. N. Anyakora ◽  
Dr. E. Mudiare
Keyword(s):  
Oil Palm ◽  
Strength Properties ◽  
Building Industry ◽  
Green Composites ◽  
Green Composite ◽  
Comparative Performance ◽  
Oil Palm Frond ◽  
Low Strength ◽  
Fibre Loading ◽  
Palm Frond

The exploration of new materials with comparative performance at affordable costs facilitated the outcome of emerging innovative products of green composite materials. In the current work, natural oil palm frond fibres were used in long and random fiber form as reinforcement in polyester matrix to fabricate green composites using the hand layup technique. Some mechanical, physical and processing property tests were conducted to elucidate the utilization potentials of green composites of oil palm frond fibre in the building industry. In overall, the results showed that the tensile strength and impact strength properties decreased with the increase in fibre loading. The modulus of elasticity increased with the increase in fibre loading up to 60wt. % before dropping. The values of both the flexural strength properties and modulus of rigidity increased with the increase in fibre loading. Even though the fibres were used without surface treatment in this work, the result of respective values of 0.07, 4.27% and 2.08 for the mould linear shrinkage, porosity and specific gravity, including a low water absorption uptake of 6.98%, propounds an indication that green composites of oil palm frond could be acceptable in areas of low strength and moderate flexure applications in the building industry.

Assessment of Strength Properties of Biocomposite from Oil Palm Frond

2011 ◽  
Vol 471-472 ◽  
pp. 55-58
Author(s):  
Faizah Muhamad Fauzi ◽  
Suhaimi Muhammed
Keyword(s):  
Oil Palm ◽  
Urea Formaldehyde ◽  
Strength Properties ◽  
Solid Wood ◽  
Agricultural Residues ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Wood Industry ◽  
Oil Palm Frond ◽  
Biocomposite Material ◽  
Palm Frond

Shortage of solid wood supply as the main raw material for the wood-based industries is cute problem faced by the world wide wood industry. Agricultural residues especially from oil palm plantation are abundantly and is therefore hoped to solve the above problem. In this context, this study would like to venture into the utilization of oil palm frond (OPF) as the potential agricultural residues for the manufacture of biocomposite panel. Raw material (OPF) mixed with the binder urea formaldehyde at three resin levels (8%, 10%, and 12%) to produce board of two density levels (550 kg/m3 and 650 kg/m3). The boards produced were tested for the mechanical strength (MOE & MOR) in accordance with the European Standard (EN 310). The results showed that the MOE values increased as the resin content increased for both board densities. The values are 1755.54 MPa to 2147.44 MPa for 550 kg/m3 and 2351.81 MPa to 2810.34 MPa for 650 kg/m3. Respectively, similar trend of increment was exhibited for the MOR values 12.18 MPa to 14.98 MPa for 550 kg/m3 and 16.62 MPa to 19.90 MPa for 650 kg/m3. In conclusion, the utilization of oil palm frond for the production of strong biocomposite material stands a great potential.

scholarly journals Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Pretreated Fibre Pressed Oil Palm Frond by using Sacchariseb C6

2017 ◽  
Vol 206 ◽  
pp. 012008
Author(s):  
F S Hashim ◽  
H W Yussof ◽  
M A K M Zahari ◽  
R A Rahman ◽  
R M Illias
Keyword(s):  
Enzymatic Hydrolysis ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Oil Palm Frond ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Palm Frond

scholarly journals Investigation on the Dielectric Properties of Pulverized Oil Palm Frond and Pineapple Leaf Fiber for X-Band Microwave Absorber Application

2014 ◽  
Vol 893 ◽  
pp. 488-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elfarizanis Baharudin ◽  
Alyani Ismail ◽  
Adam Reda Hasan Alhawari ◽  
Edi Syams Zainudin ◽  
Dayang L.A. Majid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Microwave Absorber ◽  
Band Frequency ◽  
Pineapple Leaf Fiber ◽  
X Band ◽  
Oil Palm Frond ◽  
Palm Frond ◽  
Leaf Fiber

This paper presents the results on dielectric properties of pulverized material based on agricultural waste namely oil palm frond and pineapple leaf fiber for microwave absorber application in the X-band frequency range. The investigation is started by identifying the pulverized materials permittivities and loss tangents using coaxial probe technique, followed by density measurement comprising the determination of bulk and solid densities. Then, by using dielectric mixture model, the solid particle dielectric properties were determined. It is observed that the air properties give quite an effect on the permittivity and loss tangent of the pulverized materials. It is also found that the lower the material density the higher material dielectric constant will be. Furthermore, the results show that, both oil palm frond and pineapple leaf fiber are potential to be X-band absorber with average dielectric constant of 4.40 and 3.38 respectively. The loss tangents for both materials were observed to be more than 0.1 which mark them as lossy materials.

Bioethanol Production from Oil Palm Frond Lignocellulose using Facultative Anaerobic Thermophilic Bacteria

2017 ◽  
pp. 171-183
Author(s):  
Siti Nur Ridhwah Muhamed Ramli ◽  
Tengku Elida Tengku Zainal Mulok ◽  
Sabiha Hanim Mohd Salleh ◽  
Khalilah Abdul Khalil ◽  
Othman Ahmad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Palm ◽  
Thermophilic Bacteria ◽  
Bioethanol Production ◽  
Oil Palm Frond ◽  
Facultative Anaerobic ◽  
Palm Frond

scholarly journals Effects of supplementation with phosphorus, calcium and manganese during oil palm frond fermentation by Phanerochaete chrysosporium on ligninase enzyme activity

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roni Pazla ◽  
Novirman Jamarun ◽  
Fauzia Agustin ◽  
Mardiati Zain ◽  
Arief Arief ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Phanerochaete Chrysosporium ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Manganese Peroxidase ◽  
Crude Protein ◽  
Lignin Degradation ◽  
Lignin Content ◽  
Oil Palm Frond ◽  
Range Test ◽  
Palm Frond

Abstract. Pazla R, Jamarun N, Agustin F, Zain M, Cahyani NO. 2020. Effects of supplementation with phosphorus, calcium and manganese during oil palm frond fermentation by Phanerochaete chrysosporium on ligninase enzyme activity. Biodiversitas 21: 1833-1838. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of supplementation with phosphorus (P) in combination with calcium (Ca) and manganese (Mn) during oil palm frond (OPF) fermentation by Phanerochaete chrysosporium on ligninase enzyme activity and lignin degradation. This study was carried out using a randomized complete design with 3 treatments (addition of P, Ca and Mn) and 5 replicates. The following treatments were performed: T1 (P 1000 + Ca 2000 + Mn 150 ppm), T2 (P 1500 + Ca 2000 + Mn 150 ppm), and T3  (P 2000 + Ca 2000 +Mn 150 ppm). The data were subjected to an analysis of variance (ANOVA), and differences between treatment means were tested using Duncan's multiple range test (DMRT). The parameters measured were as follows: lignin peroxidase (LiP) activity (U/mL), manganese peroxidase (MnP) activity (U/mL), crude protein (CP) content (%), crude fiber (CF) content (%) and the decrease in lignin (%). The results revealed a significant increase in LiP activity and CP content and a decrease in the lignin content (p<0.05) by the addition of P in the T3 treatment. However, the treatment nonsignificantly increased (p>0.05) MnP activity and significantly decreased (P<0.05) the CF content. In conclusion, supplementation of the OPF fermentation process with P 2000, Ca 2000, and Mn 150 ppm resulted in the highest ligninase enzyme activity and in decreased lignin content.

scholarly journals Dynamic Model-Free and Model-Fitting Kinetic Analysis during Torrefaction of Oil Palm Frond Pellets

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 253-263
Author(s):  
Sharmeela Matali ◽  
Norazah Abd Rahman ◽  
Siti Shawalliah Idris ◽  
Nurhafizah Yaacob
Keyword(s):  
Activation Energy ◽  
Thermal Degradation ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Model Fitting ◽  
Integral Model ◽  
Model Free ◽  
Solid Biofuel ◽  
Oil Palm Frond ◽  
Kinetics Of ◽  
Palm Frond

Torrefaction is a thermal conversion method extensively used for improving the properties of biomass. Usually this process is conducted within a temperature range of 200-300 °C under an inert atmosphere with residence time up to 60 minutes. This work aimed to study the kinetic of thermal degradation of oil palm frond pellet (OPFP) as solid biofuel for bioenergy production. The kinetics of OPFP during torrefaction was studied using frequently used iso-conversional model fitting (Coats-Redfern (CR)) and integral model-free (Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose (KAS)) methods in order to provide effective apparent activation energy as a function of conversion. The thermal degradation experiments were conducted at four heating rates of 5, 10, 15, and 20 °C/min in a thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) under non-oxidative atmosphere. The results revealed that thermal decomposition kinetics of OPFP during torrefaction is significantly influenced by the severity of torrefaction temperature. Via Coats-Redfern method, torrefaction degradation reaction mechanism follows that of reaction order with n = 1. The activation energy values were 239.03 kJ/mol and 109.28 kJ/mol based on KAS and CR models, respectively. Copyright © 2020 BCREC Group. All rights reserved 

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