Akindoyo, John Olabode and Beg, M. D. H. and Suriati, Ghazali and M. R., Islam (2015) The Effects of Wettability, Shear Strength, and Weibull Characteristics of Fiber-reinforced Poly(lactic acid) Composites. Journal of Polymer Engineering. ISSN 0334-6447 (Print); 2191-0340 (Online). (Published)
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Abstract
The wettability, interfacial shear strength (IFSS), and Weibull characteristics of oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) fibers were studied to evaluate the mechanical properties of EFB- and poly(lactic acid) (PLA)-based composites. The fiber surface was modified through ultrasound and poly(dimethyl siloxane) treatment. The effects of treatment on the morphology, wettability, and structure of fibers were examined by scanning electron microscopy, contact angle, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis, respectively. In addition, the Weibull characteristic was used to find the variability in strength of the fibers with respect to surface treatment. Furthermore, the IFSS of EFB fiber-PLA sandwich was investigated through single-fiber pull-out test, using a less strenuous technique. The mechanical properties (tensile strength, tensile modulus, flexural strength, and flexural modulus) of the composites were determined through mechanical testing. A comparison was drawn among the properties of PLA, raw EFB fiber-based composites, and treated EFB fiber-based composites. Additionally, the inter- and intra-relationship of fiber treatment, wettability, and IFSS with the mechanical properties of the PLA/EFB composites were also accounted.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | contact angle; fiber-matrix adhesion; interfacial shear strength; single-fiber pull-out test; wettability |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TP Chemical technology |
| Faculty/Division: | Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resources Engineering Institute of Postgraduate Studies |
| Depositing User: | Noorul Farina Arifin |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Apr 2016 02:40 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Sep 2019 03:01 |
| URI: | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/12685 |
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