Characterization and biodegradability of extruded foamed polypropylene filled pineapple leaf fiber biocomposites

Polymer foam biocomposites based on Polypropylene (PP)-Pineapple Leaf Fiber (PALF) were successfully produced by an extrusion foaming process. The compounding of PP with PALF was performed in twin-screw extruder which blend the materials with dicumyl peroxide (DCP) and chemical blowing agent (ADC)....

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Main Author:	Rusman, Rafidah
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Language:	English
Published:	2010
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spelling	my-utm-ep.264382017-06-14T08:02:11Z Characterization and biodegradability of extruded foamed polypropylene filled pineapple leaf fiber biocomposites 2010 Rusman, Rafidah Unspecified Polymer foam biocomposites based on Polypropylene (PP)-Pineapple Leaf Fiber (PALF) were successfully produced by an extrusion foaming process. The compounding of PP with PALF was performed in twin-screw extruder which blend the materials with dicumyl peroxide (DCP) and chemical blowing agent (ADC). The DCP (1%) and ADC (1.5%) were kept constant while PALF content were varied from 0% to 30% by weight. After forming the foam, samples was prepared for water absorption test (ASTM D-2842), density determination and biodegradability test (ASTM G21). The PP-PALF biocomposite foam was characterized using Thermogravimetry Analysis (TGA) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). It was found that PP-PALF biocomposite foam is open-cell foam and is proved by the water absorption test which increased linearly with increment of PALF loadings. From the DSC result, it was showed that the percent of crystallinity decreases with increased in filler loading and the melting temperature of the PALF-PP biocomposite foam were not much affected by incorporation of PALF. Finally, the additions of pineapple leaf fiber into each formulation have significantly improved the biodegradability of the biocomposites. 2010 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/26438/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/26438/1/RafidahBintiRusmanMFKK2010.pdf application/pdf en public http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:79962?queryType=vitalDismax&query=+Characterization+and+biodegradability+of+extruded+foamed+polypropylene+filled+pineapple+leaf+fiber+biocomposites+&public=true masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Chemical Engineering Faculty of Chemical Engineering
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description	Polymer foam biocomposites based on Polypropylene (PP)-Pineapple Leaf Fiber (PALF) were successfully produced by an extrusion foaming process. The compounding of PP with PALF was performed in twin-screw extruder which blend the materials with dicumyl peroxide (DCP) and chemical blowing agent (ADC). The DCP (1%) and ADC (1.5%) were kept constant while PALF content were varied from 0% to 30% by weight. After forming the foam, samples was prepared for water absorption test (ASTM D-2842), density determination and biodegradability test (ASTM G21). The PP-PALF biocomposite foam was characterized using Thermogravimetry Analysis (TGA) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). It was found that PP-PALF biocomposite foam is open-cell foam and is proved by the water absorption test which increased linearly with increment of PALF loadings. From the DSC result, it was showed that the percent of crystallinity decreases with increased in filler loading and the melting temperature of the PALF-PP biocomposite foam were not much affected by incorporation of PALF. Finally, the additions of pineapple leaf fiber into each formulation have significantly improved the biodegradability of the biocomposites.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Rusman, Rafidah
author_facet	Rusman, Rafidah
author_sort	Rusman, Rafidah
title	Characterization and biodegradability of extruded foamed polypropylene filled pineapple leaf fiber biocomposites
title_short	Characterization and biodegradability of extruded foamed polypropylene filled pineapple leaf fiber biocomposites
title_full	Characterization and biodegradability of extruded foamed polypropylene filled pineapple leaf fiber biocomposites
title_fullStr	Characterization and biodegradability of extruded foamed polypropylene filled pineapple leaf fiber biocomposites
title_full_unstemmed	Characterization and biodegradability of extruded foamed polypropylene filled pineapple leaf fiber biocomposites
title_sort	characterization and biodegradability of extruded foamed polypropylene filled pineapple leaf fiber biocomposites
granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Chemical Engineering
granting_department	Faculty of Chemical Engineering
publishDate	2010
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/26438/1/RafidahBintiRusmanMFKK2010.pdf
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Characterization and biodegradability of extruded foamed polypropylene filled pineapple leaf fiber biocomposites

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