The Effect of Fiber Bleaching Treatment on the Properties of Poly(lactic acid)/Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Fiber Composites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Effect of Fiber Bleaching
2.2. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) Analysis of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch (OPEFB) Fiber
2.3. Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Analysis of OPEFB Fiber
2.4. X-ray Diffraction (XRD) Analysis of OPEFB Fiber
2.5. Biocomposites Preparation
2.6. Effect of Fiber Bleaching on the Tensile Properties of Poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/OPEFB Fiber Biocomposites
2.7. Effect of Fiber Bleaching on the Impact Properties of Biocomposites
2.8. SEM Analysis of Biocomposites
2.9. Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) of Biocomposites
3. Experimental Section
3.1. Materials
3.2. Fiber Bleaching
3.3. Preparation of Composites
3.4. Characterization of Fiber and Composites
3.4.1. SEM Analysis
3.4.2. FTIR Analysis
3.4.3. XRD Analysis
3.4.4. TGA
3.4.5. Tensile Test
3.4.6. Izod Impact Test
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Rayung, M.; Ibrahim, N.A.; Zainuddin, N.; Saad, W.Z.; Razak, N.I.A.; Chieng, B.W. The Effect of Fiber Bleaching Treatment on the Properties of Poly(lactic acid)/Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Fiber Composites. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2014, 15, 14728-14742. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms150814728
Rayung M, Ibrahim NA, Zainuddin N, Saad WZ, Razak NIA, Chieng BW. The Effect of Fiber Bleaching Treatment on the Properties of Poly(lactic acid)/Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Fiber Composites. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2014; 15(8):14728-14742. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms150814728
Chicago/Turabian StyleRayung, Marwah, Nor Azowa Ibrahim, Norhazlin Zainuddin, Wan Zuhainis Saad, Nur Inani Abdul Razak, and Buong Woei Chieng. 2014. "The Effect of Fiber Bleaching Treatment on the Properties of Poly(lactic acid)/Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Fiber Composites" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 15, no. 8: 14728-14742. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms150814728