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Effects of alkali treatments on the tensile properties of pineapple leaf fibre reinforced high impact polystyrene composites


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Siregar, Januar Parlaungan and Salit, Mohd Sapuan and Ab Rahman, Mohamad Zaki and Mohd Dahlan, Khairul Zaman (2012) Effects of alkali treatments on the tensile properties of pineapple leaf fibre reinforced high impact polystyrene composites. Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology, 20 (2). pp. 409-414. ISSN 0128-7680; ESSN: 2231-8526

Abstract

A study on the effects of alkali treatment and compatibilising agent on the tensile properties of pineapple leaf fibre (PALF) reinforced high impact polystyrene (HIPS) composite is presented in this paper. The tensile properties of natural fibre reinforced polymer composites are mainly influenced by the interfacial adhesion between the matrix and the fibres. In this study, several chemical modifications were employed to improve the interfacial matrix-fibre bonding and this resulted in the enhancement of tensile properties of the composites. In this study, the surface modification of pineapple fibre with alkali treatments and compatibilizer were used to improve the adhesion between hydrophilic pineapple fibre and hydrophobic polymer matrix. There are two concentrations of NaOH treatments and compatibilizer used in this study, namely, 2 and 4 wt. %. The results show that the alkali treated fibre and the addition of compatibilising agent in PALF/HIPS composites have improved the tensile strength and tensile modulus of the composites.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
Publisher: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
Keywords: Pineapple leaf fibre; High impact polystyrene; Compatibilising agent; Alkali trea
Depositing User: Najah Mohd Ali
Date Deposited: 04 Nov 2015 05:20
Last Modified: 04 Nov 2015 05:20
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40481
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