Enhancement Of Bamboo Nanofiller In Pineapple Leaf Fiber Reinforced Polyester Composites

In this research, pineapple leaf fiber (PALF) reinforced polyester composites were developed and enhanced with nanofiller bamboo particles. Characterization of bamboo nanofiller such as surface morphologies, elemental composition and functional groups were evaluated by using Scanning Electron Mic...

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Main Author: Wahid, Zulqarnain
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Published: 2016
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spelling my-usm-ep.608262024-07-15T07:01:43Z Enhancement Of Bamboo Nanofiller In Pineapple Leaf Fiber Reinforced Polyester Composites 2016-08 Wahid, Zulqarnain T1-995 Technology(General) In this research, pineapple leaf fiber (PALF) reinforced polyester composites were developed and enhanced with nanofiller bamboo particles. Characterization of bamboo nanofiller such as surface morphologies, elemental composition and functional groups were evaluated by using Scanning Electron Microscopy equipped with Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis (SEM with EDX) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) respectively. The SEM-EDX images revealed that bamboo nanofiller produced consisted of crushed and irregular shape structures with presence of carbon and oxygen as a major elements composition. Besides, Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) were used to characterize particle size, crystallinity index and thermal properties of bamboo nanofiller respectively. The TEM micrograph revealed that bamboo particles size ranged between 10 to 30 nm indicates their nanometric nature. Percentage crystallinity of bamboo nanofiller by XRD analysis comes out to be 42.90%, show its lower degree of crystallinity index. Effect of different filler loading (O, l, 3, and 5 wt %) of bamboo nanofiller into pineapple leaf fiber (PALF) reinforced polyester composites were studied. 2016-08 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/60826/ http://eprints.usm.my/60826/1/24%20Pages%20from%2000001802931.pdf application/pdf en public masters Perpustakaan Hamzah Sendut Pusat Pengajian Teknologi Industri
institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
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topic T1-995 Technology(General)
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Wahid, Zulqarnain
Enhancement Of Bamboo Nanofiller In Pineapple Leaf Fiber Reinforced Polyester Composites
description In this research, pineapple leaf fiber (PALF) reinforced polyester composites were developed and enhanced with nanofiller bamboo particles. Characterization of bamboo nanofiller such as surface morphologies, elemental composition and functional groups were evaluated by using Scanning Electron Microscopy equipped with Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis (SEM with EDX) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) respectively. The SEM-EDX images revealed that bamboo nanofiller produced consisted of crushed and irregular shape structures with presence of carbon and oxygen as a major elements composition. Besides, Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) were used to characterize particle size, crystallinity index and thermal properties of bamboo nanofiller respectively. The TEM micrograph revealed that bamboo particles size ranged between 10 to 30 nm indicates their nanometric nature. Percentage crystallinity of bamboo nanofiller by XRD analysis comes out to be 42.90%, show its lower degree of crystallinity index. Effect of different filler loading (O, l, 3, and 5 wt %) of bamboo nanofiller into pineapple leaf fiber (PALF) reinforced polyester composites were studied.
format Thesis
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author Wahid, Zulqarnain
author_facet Wahid, Zulqarnain
author_sort Wahid, Zulqarnain
title Enhancement Of Bamboo Nanofiller In Pineapple Leaf Fiber Reinforced Polyester Composites
title_short Enhancement Of Bamboo Nanofiller In Pineapple Leaf Fiber Reinforced Polyester Composites
title_full Enhancement Of Bamboo Nanofiller In Pineapple Leaf Fiber Reinforced Polyester Composites
title_fullStr Enhancement Of Bamboo Nanofiller In Pineapple Leaf Fiber Reinforced Polyester Composites
title_full_unstemmed Enhancement Of Bamboo Nanofiller In Pineapple Leaf Fiber Reinforced Polyester Composites
title_sort enhancement of bamboo nanofiller in pineapple leaf fiber reinforced polyester composites
granting_institution Perpustakaan Hamzah Sendut
granting_department Pusat Pengajian Teknologi Industri
publishDate 2016
url http://eprints.usm.my/60826/1/24%20Pages%20from%2000001802931.pdf
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