Fibre-Plastic Composites: Oil Palm Frond and Rubberwood Fibres Blended with Polypropylene

Natural lignocellulosic fibres have become more important nowadays because "new" types of composite material can be produced from them. The objectives of this study are to evaluate the suitability of producing fibrepolypropylene composite using oil palm frond fibre and rubberwood fibre....

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Main Author:	Liew, Kang Chiang
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	1998
Subjects:	Lignocellulose. Fibers. Polypropylene fibers.
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9958/1/FH_1998_6_A.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.99582012-07-18T03:10:31Z Fibre-Plastic Composites: Oil Palm Frond and Rubberwood Fibres Blended with Polypropylene 1998 Liew, Kang Chiang Natural lignocellulosic fibres have become more important nowadays because "new" types of composite material can be produced from them. The objectives of this study are to evaluate the suitability of producing fibrepolypropylene composite using oil palm frond fibre and rubberwood fibre. The effects of different fibre size and fibre content on the physical and mechanical properties of the composite produced are assessed to give an insight into fibrematrix adhesion and fibre damages. In this study, crude fibres of oil palm fronds were atmospherically refined into fine fibres whilst rubberwood fibres were obtained from a local fibreboard plant. These fibres were later screened into different sizes: < 0.5 mm, 0.5 - 1 mm, 1 - 2 mm and > 2 mm. The screened fibres were melt-blended with polypropylene at different ratios in a Brabender Plasti-Corder equipped with a mixer of type W 350 E - 2 Heating Zones. The mixing condition was set at a rotor speed of 30 rpm at 180°C for 30 minutes. Moulded composites were prepared for evaluation of tensile, flexural, IZOD impact resistance - notched and ROCKWELL hardness according to ASTM standards. Lignocellulose. Fibers. Polypropylene fibers. 1998 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9958/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9958/1/FH_1998_6_A.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia Lignocellulose. Fibers. Polypropylene fibers. Faculty of Forestry English
institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
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language	English English
topic	Lignocellulose. Fibers. Polypropylene fibers.
spellingShingle	Lignocellulose. Fibers. Polypropylene fibers. Liew, Kang Chiang Fibre-Plastic Composites: Oil Palm Frond and Rubberwood Fibres Blended with Polypropylene
description	Natural lignocellulosic fibres have become more important nowadays because "new" types of composite material can be produced from them. The objectives of this study are to evaluate the suitability of producing fibrepolypropylene composite using oil palm frond fibre and rubberwood fibre. The effects of different fibre size and fibre content on the physical and mechanical properties of the composite produced are assessed to give an insight into fibrematrix adhesion and fibre damages. In this study, crude fibres of oil palm fronds were atmospherically refined into fine fibres whilst rubberwood fibres were obtained from a local fibreboard plant. These fibres were later screened into different sizes: < 0.5 mm, 0.5 - 1 mm, 1 - 2 mm and > 2 mm. The screened fibres were melt-blended with polypropylene at different ratios in a Brabender Plasti-Corder equipped with a mixer of type W 350 E - 2 Heating Zones. The mixing condition was set at a rotor speed of 30 rpm at 180°C for 30 minutes. Moulded composites were prepared for evaluation of tensile, flexural, IZOD impact resistance - notched and ROCKWELL hardness according to ASTM standards.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Liew, Kang Chiang
author_facet	Liew, Kang Chiang
author_sort	Liew, Kang Chiang
title	Fibre-Plastic Composites: Oil Palm Frond and Rubberwood Fibres Blended with Polypropylene
title_short	Fibre-Plastic Composites: Oil Palm Frond and Rubberwood Fibres Blended with Polypropylene
title_full	Fibre-Plastic Composites: Oil Palm Frond and Rubberwood Fibres Blended with Polypropylene
title_fullStr	Fibre-Plastic Composites: Oil Palm Frond and Rubberwood Fibres Blended with Polypropylene
title_full_unstemmed	Fibre-Plastic Composites: Oil Palm Frond and Rubberwood Fibres Blended with Polypropylene
title_sort	fibre-plastic composites: oil palm frond and rubberwood fibres blended with polypropylene
granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
granting_department	Faculty of Forestry
publishDate	1998
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9958/1/FH_1998_6_A.pdf
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Fibre-Plastic Composites: Oil Palm Frond and Rubberwood Fibres Blended with Polypropylene

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