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Development of green insulation boards from kenaf fibres part 2: characterizations of thermal and water absorption


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Ibraheem, Sameer Adnan and Ali, Aidy and Abdan, Khalina (2011) Development of green insulation boards from kenaf fibres part 2: characterizations of thermal and water absorption. Key Engineering Materials, 462-463. pp. 1331-1336. ISSN 1013-9826; ESSN: 1662-9795

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The aim of this study was to investigate the thermal performance, water absorption and dimension stability against water of the green insulation boards. The results show that the thermal conductivity decreased with increasing fibre contents and reached its minimum value (0.0535 w/mk) for the 60/40 kenaf / PU weight %. Contrarily, thermal resistance increased with increasing fibres contents, up to its maximum value (0.09 k.m2/w) for the 60/40 kenaf / PU weight %. The minimum water absorption percentage and thickness swelling were recorded at a weight of 50% kenaf fibres. The effects of the alkaline treatment were significant enough to increase the thermal conductivity.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.462-463.1331
Publisher: Trans Tech Publications
Keywords: Biocomposites; Laminates; Natural materials
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 04 Sep 2018 07:59
Last Modified: 04 Sep 2018 07:59
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14022
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