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Effect of organo-modified nanoclay on the mechanical properties of sugar palm fiber-reinforced polyester composites


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Shahroze Ali, Rao Muhammad and Ishak, Mohamad Ridzwan and Salit, Mohd Sapuan and Leman, Zulkiflle and Khan, Mohammad Asim and Muthukumar, Chandrasekar (2018) Effect of organo-modified nanoclay on the mechanical properties of sugar palm fiber-reinforced polyester composites. BioResources, 13 (4). 7430 - 7444. ISSN 1930-2126

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of nanoclay on the mechanical properties of sugar palm fiber-reinforced polyester composites. Organo-modified nanoclay (OMMT) was dispersed in unsaturated polyester resin at various weight contents from 1% to 5% using a mechanical stirrer. Naturally woven sugar palm fibers were reinforced in the nanoclay-modified resin, which were then hot compressed to form the composites. The effect of the OMMT weight content on the tensile, flexural, and impact properties of the composites were analyzed. The addition of OMMT resulted in a noticeable improvement in all of the investigated properties, until a certain weight percentage. The tensile properties showed the best improvements at a 2% nanoclay content. However, the 4% nanoclay content resulted in the best enhancements to the flexural and impact properties.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products
Publisher: North Carolina State University
Keywords: Sugar palm fibers; Polyester; Nanoclay; Nanocomposites; Mechanical properties
Depositing User: Nurul Ainie Mokhtar
Date Deposited: 10 Jun 2020 02:12
Last Modified: 10 Jun 2020 02:12
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72433
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