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The effect of fiber surface modification by superheated steam (SHS) treatment and fiber content (30 to 50 wt.%) was evaluated relative to the mechanical, morphology, thermal, and water absorption properties of oil palm mesocarp fiber (OPMF)/polypropylene (PP) biocomposites. SHS treatment of OPMF was conducted between 190 and 230 C for 1 h, then the SHS-treated fiber was subjected to melt-blending with PP for biocomposite production. The biocomposite prepared from SHS-OPMF treated at 210 C with 30 wt.% fiber loading resulted in SHS-OPMF/PP biocomposites with a tensile strength of 20.5 MPa, 25% higher than untreated-OPMF/PP biocomposites. A significant reduction of water absorption by 31% and an improved thermal stability by 8% at T5%degradation were also recorded. Scanning electron microscopy images of fractured SHS-OPMF/PP biocomposites exhibited less fiber pull-out, indicating that SHS treatment improved interfacial adhesion between fiber and PP. The results demonstrated SHS treatment is an effective surface modification method for biocomposite production.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Subject: | Superheated steam treatment; Surface modification; Fiber-matrix bond; Biocomposite; Mechanical properties |
Divisions: | Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences Faculty of Science Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products |
Publisher: | North Carolina State University |
Depositing User: | Nurul Ainie Mokhtar |
Date Deposited: | 22 Feb 2018 00:45 |
Last Modified: | 22 Feb 2018 00:45 |
URI: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53935 |
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