Properties of water hyacinth fibers (Eichhornia crassipes) filled low density polyethylene/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene composites

The water hyacinths are largely available in local rivers. In this research, the water hyacinth fibers have been used as reinforcing components for low density polyethylene (LDPE) and acrylonittile butadiene styrene (ABS). The chemical treatment using Isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) and 1, 4-butanedi...

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Main Author:	Ahmed Saleem, Oleiwi Al-Khuzaie
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Language:	English
Subjects:	Composites Low density polyethylene (LDPE) Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) Water hyacinth fibers (WHF) LDPE/ABS/WHF composites Polyethylene (PE)
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spelling	my-unimap-128532011-06-28T13:41:22Z Properties of water hyacinth fibers (Eichhornia crassipes) filled low density polyethylene/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene composites Ahmed Saleem, Oleiwi Al-Khuzaie The water hyacinths are largely available in local rivers. In this research, the water hyacinth fibers have been used as reinforcing components for low density polyethylene (LDPE) and acrylonittile butadiene styrene (ABS). The chemical treatment using Isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) and 1, 4-butanediol were carried out to modify the fiber properties. The effect of filler loading and IPDI-polyol as a coupling agent on mechanical properties, morphology, swelling behavior, thermal properties and thermal degradation were investigated. The composites were prepared by using Z-blade mixer at processing temperature 200 0C and rotor speed 50 rpm and mixed samples were then compressed by using a hydraulic hot press at the same temperature to form sheet samples composites. Generally, the results indicated that LDPE/ABS/WHF composites with IPDI-polyol as a coupling agent showed better mechanical properties and water absorption resistance than LDPE/ABS/WHF composites without IPDI-polyol. Micrograph of tensile fractured surface shows that the properties of modified fibers composites have better filler dispersion in matrix and embedded fiber into the matrix compared to unmodified fiber composites. It was also found that the modified WHF offers better thermal stability in the LDPE/ABS/WHF composites than unmodified LDPE/ABS/WHF composites. Universiti Malaysia Perlis 2009 Thesis en http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/123456789/12853 http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/bitstream/123456789/12853/3/license.txt 852ae7f11018e84d89ec1b96806d626b http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/bitstream/123456789/12853/1/p.%201-24.pdf 4b1e8e1f4b768b84002a2bae9356e79f http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/bitstream/123456789/12853/2/Full%20Text.pdf 0238c97a0dae06ddce784c1da3fec870 Composites Low density polyethylene (LDPE) Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) Water hyacinth fibers (WHF) LDPE/ABS/WHF composites Polyethylene (PE) School of Materials Engineering
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topic	Composites Low density polyethylene (LDPE) Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) Water hyacinth fibers (WHF) LDPE/ABS/WHF composites Polyethylene (PE)
spellingShingle	Composites Low density polyethylene (LDPE) Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) Water hyacinth fibers (WHF) LDPE/ABS/WHF composites Polyethylene (PE) Ahmed Saleem, Oleiwi Al-Khuzaie Properties of water hyacinth fibers (Eichhornia crassipes) filled low density polyethylene/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene composites
description	The water hyacinths are largely available in local rivers. In this research, the water hyacinth fibers have been used as reinforcing components for low density polyethylene (LDPE) and acrylonittile butadiene styrene (ABS). The chemical treatment using Isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) and 1, 4-butanediol were carried out to modify the fiber properties. The effect of filler loading and IPDI-polyol as a coupling agent on mechanical properties, morphology, swelling behavior, thermal properties and thermal degradation were investigated. The composites were prepared by using Z-blade mixer at processing temperature 200 0C and rotor speed 50 rpm and mixed samples were then compressed by using a hydraulic hot press at the same temperature to form sheet samples composites. Generally, the results indicated that LDPE/ABS/WHF composites with IPDI-polyol as a coupling agent showed better mechanical properties and water absorption resistance than LDPE/ABS/WHF composites without IPDI-polyol. Micrograph of tensile fractured surface shows that the properties of modified fibers composites have better filler dispersion in matrix and embedded fiber into the matrix compared to unmodified fiber composites. It was also found that the modified WHF offers better thermal stability in the LDPE/ABS/WHF composites than unmodified LDPE/ABS/WHF composites.
format	Thesis
author	Ahmed Saleem, Oleiwi Al-Khuzaie
author_facet	Ahmed Saleem, Oleiwi Al-Khuzaie
author_sort	Ahmed Saleem, Oleiwi Al-Khuzaie
title	Properties of water hyacinth fibers (Eichhornia crassipes) filled low density polyethylene/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene composites
title_short	Properties of water hyacinth fibers (Eichhornia crassipes) filled low density polyethylene/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene composites
title_full	Properties of water hyacinth fibers (Eichhornia crassipes) filled low density polyethylene/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene composites
title_fullStr	Properties of water hyacinth fibers (Eichhornia crassipes) filled low density polyethylene/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene composites
title_full_unstemmed	Properties of water hyacinth fibers (Eichhornia crassipes) filled low density polyethylene/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene composites
title_sort	properties of water hyacinth fibers (eichhornia crassipes) filled low density polyethylene/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene composites
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Properties of water hyacinth fibers (Eichhornia crassipes) filled low density polyethylene/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene composites

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