TY  - CONF
AV  - none
CY  - Langkawi, Kedah
TI  - Effect of reinforcement shape and fiber treatment on the mechanical properties of oil palm empty fruit bunch-polyethylene composites
SP  - 335
ID  - scholars1236
N1  - cited By 1; Conference of International Conference on Advancement of Materials and Nanotechnology, ICAMN 2007 ; Conference Date: 29 May 2007 Through 1 June 2007
N2  - High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) composites were fabricated using oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) as the reinforcing material. The effect of reinforcement shape on the tensile and flexural properties, that is 5 mm average length of short fiber and 325-400 μm size distribution of particulate filler have been studied. Overall, EFB short fiber-HDPE composites yield higher mechanical properties compared to EFB particulate-HDPE composites. For both types of composites, considerable improvement showed in tensile and flexural modulus. However, the tensile strength decreased with increase in EFB content. Attempts to improve these properties using alkali and two types of silane, namely γ-Methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (MTS) and vinyltriethoxysilane (VTS) were described. It is found that both types of silane enhanced the mechanical properties of composites. MTS showed better tensile strength compared to VTS. However, only marginal improvement obtained from alkali treatments. © 2010 American Institute of Physics.
SN  - 0094243X
Y1  - 2010///
VL  - 1217
EP  - 340
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77953084772&doi=10.1063%2f1.3377839&partnerID=40&md5=f8b84bb43ac94d9a01c3532ae8e84881
A1  - Arif, M.F.
A1  - Yusoff, P.S.M.M.
A1  - Eng, K.K.
ER  -