Mohammed, Ausama Al-sarraf and Bachtiar, Dandi and Siregar, J. P. and M. R. M., Rejab and Syed Farhan, Hasany (2016) Physicochemical study of eco-friendly sugar palm fiber thermoplastic polyurethane composites. BioResources, 11 (4). pp. 9438-9454. ISSN 1930-2126 (print); 1930-2126 (online). (Published)
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Abstract
The physicochemical properties of an innovative and environmentally friendly composite material based on sugar palm fiber (SPF) and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) were examined. The base material with short fibers was extruded and hot pressed to produce the TPU-SPF composites with different synthetic parameters. Operating parameters including temperature for extrusion (170 to 190 °C), rotational velocity (30 to 50 rpm), and fiber particle sizes (160, 250, and 425 µm) were investigated. The aims were to optimize rotational velocity, temperature, and fiber size of the TPU-SPF composites. Firstly, the influence of rotation of velocity and temperature on the tensile properties was investigated. Secondly, effects of different fiber sizes on tensile, flexural properties, and impact strength as per ASTM standards were tested. The morphological, thermal, and physicochemical properties of the synthesized TPU-SPF composites were ascertained with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The optimal results were observed with a temperature of 190°C and a rotational velocity of 40 rpm. Meanwhile, the strength and modulus for tensile and flexural were best for fiber size 250 µm. Moreover, the impact strength reached a peaking trend at 250 µm fiber size
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Environmentally friendly composites; Thermoplastic polyurethane; Sugar palm fiber |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
| Faculty/Division: | Faculty of Mechanical Engineering |
| Depositing User: | Noorul Farina Arifin |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Mar 2018 02:18 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Sep 2018 08:38 |
| URI: | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/20745 |
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