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Dynamically controlled fibrillation under combination of ionic liquid with mechanical grinding


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Eksiler, Kubra and Andou, Yoshito and Yilmaz, Faruk and Shirai, Yoshihito and Ariffin, Hidayah and Hassan, Mohd Ali (2017) Dynamically controlled fibrillation under combination of ionic liquid with mechanical grinding. Jourbal of Applied Polymer Science, 134 (7). art. no. 44469. pp. 1-7. ISSN 0021-8995; ESSN: 1097-4628

Abstract

Combination of mortar grinder mill (MG) and ionic liquid (IL) treatment was employed in order to fibrillate fibers from oil palm mesocarp fiber (OPMF) in one-step. The structural changes of OPMF before and after the treatment were examined by Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier transformed infrared (FT-IR) spectra, Wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD), Dynamic light scattering (DLS) and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Compared with the only use of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (BMIM[BF4]), combination of MG and IL helped to remove hemicellulose and lignin components partially from OPMF, and also fibrillated OPMF fibers at average particle diameter of 127 nm. Afterwards, the fibrillated fibers were utilized as reinforcement material for the purpose of enhancement of mechanical properties of poly(ɛ-caprolactone)(PCL). The addition of OPMF treated with the combined method led to a 64% increase in tensile strength in comparison with that of untreated OPMF. These results indicate that the combined method enables effective fibrillation.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1002/app.44469
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Keywords: Cellulose and wood products; Composites; Ionic liquids; Polyesters
Depositing User: Ms. Ainur Aqidah Hamzah
Date Deposited: 25 May 2022 03:09
Last Modified: 25 May 2022 03:09
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61528
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