Characterization and properties of palm kernel shell filled low density polyethylene biocomposites

Biocomposites based on palm kernel shell (PKS) and low density polyethylene (LDPE) was investigated. The biocomposites were prepared by using Z-Blade mixer at processing temperature 180 oC and rotor speed 50 rpm. The effect of filler loading of PKS as filler in LDPE on mechanical properties, water a...

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Main Author:	Romisuhani, Ahmad
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Subjects:	Biocomposites Palm kernel shell (PKS) Composite materials Polyethylene
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spelling	my-unimap-332802014-04-01T01:46:46Z Characterization and properties of palm kernel shell filled low density polyethylene biocomposites Romisuhani, Ahmad Biocomposites based on palm kernel shell (PKS) and low density polyethylene (LDPE) was investigated. The biocomposites were prepared by using Z-Blade mixer at processing temperature 180 oC and rotor speed 50 rpm. The effect of filler loading of PKS as filler in LDPE on mechanical properties, water absorption, morphology, thermal properties and fourier tranformation infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) were studied. The results show that the increasing of filler loading have decreased the tensile strength and elongation at break but increased the Young’s modulus and water absorption. The morphology study using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) shows poor interfacial interaction between PKS and LDPE with increasing of the filler loading. The crystallinity of the biocomposites increased with increasing of PKS loading. To improve the mechanical properties, compatibilizer, Polyethylene co-acrylic acid (PEAA) was used. The effect of chemical modification of biocomposites with polyethylene co-acrylic acid (PEAA), acrylic acid (AA) and coconut coupling agent (COCA) enhanced the tensile strength, Young’s modulus and crystallinity of the biocomposites but reduced the elongation at break and water absorption. The morphology study (SEM) shows that the filler-matrix interaction was improved with incorporation of PEAA, AA and COCA. The FTIR results show that the wave number of hydroxyl group for all biocomposites shifted to lower wave number which indicates that interaction between the hydroxyl groups from PKS with compatibilizer and coupling agent. Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) 2011 Thesis en http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/dspace/handle/123456789/33280 http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/bitstream/123456789/33280/1/P.1-24.pdf 28c47ee8a6710d4c46f94cd4d76ce5fe http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/bitstream/123456789/33280/2/Full%20text.pdf 9515092f8340f5d775e0fe238f13bc08 http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/bitstream/123456789/33280/3/license.txt 8a4605be74aa9ea9d79846c1fba20a33 Biocomposites Palm kernel shell (PKS) Composite materials Polyethylene School of Materials Engineering
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topic	Biocomposites Palm kernel shell (PKS) Composite materials Polyethylene
spellingShingle	Biocomposites Palm kernel shell (PKS) Composite materials Polyethylene Romisuhani, Ahmad Characterization and properties of palm kernel shell filled low density polyethylene biocomposites
description	Biocomposites based on palm kernel shell (PKS) and low density polyethylene (LDPE) was investigated. The biocomposites were prepared by using Z-Blade mixer at processing temperature 180 oC and rotor speed 50 rpm. The effect of filler loading of PKS as filler in LDPE on mechanical properties, water absorption, morphology, thermal properties and fourier tranformation infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) were studied. The results show that the increasing of filler loading have decreased the tensile strength and elongation at break but increased the Young’s modulus and water absorption. The morphology study using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) shows poor interfacial interaction between PKS and LDPE with increasing of the filler loading. The crystallinity of the biocomposites increased with increasing of PKS loading. To improve the mechanical properties, compatibilizer, Polyethylene co-acrylic acid (PEAA) was used. The effect of chemical modification of biocomposites with polyethylene co-acrylic acid (PEAA), acrylic acid (AA) and coconut coupling agent (COCA) enhanced the tensile strength, Young’s modulus and crystallinity of the biocomposites but reduced the elongation at break and water absorption. The morphology study (SEM) shows that the filler-matrix interaction was improved with incorporation of PEAA, AA and COCA. The FTIR results show that the wave number of hydroxyl group for all biocomposites shifted to lower wave number which indicates that interaction between the hydroxyl groups from PKS with compatibilizer and coupling agent.
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title	Characterization and properties of palm kernel shell filled low density polyethylene biocomposites
title_short	Characterization and properties of palm kernel shell filled low density polyethylene biocomposites
title_full	Characterization and properties of palm kernel shell filled low density polyethylene biocomposites
title_fullStr	Characterization and properties of palm kernel shell filled low density polyethylene biocomposites
title_full_unstemmed	Characterization and properties of palm kernel shell filled low density polyethylene biocomposites
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Characterization and properties of palm kernel shell filled low density polyethylene biocomposites

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