Effect of Alkali treatments on physical and Mechanical strength of Pineapple leaf fibres

International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering 2017

机械制造;材料科学

Asim, M.^1 ; Jawaid, M.^1 ; Abdan, K.^2 ; Nasir, M.^3

Laboratory of Biocomposite Technology, Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor

43400, Malaysia^1

Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor

43400, Malaysia^2

Composite Wood, Forest Product Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

248006, India^3

关键词: Alkali treatment;    Bio-composites;    Fully compatible;    High specific strength;    Interfacial bonding;    NaOH treatment;    Reinforcement materials;    Soaking time;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/290/1/012030/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/290/1/012030

学科分类：材料科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Pineapple leaf fibre (PALF) is a waste material of pineapple plants. PALF is abundant in amount for industrial purpose, cheap, easily available, high specific strength and stiffness. PALF is contributing a sustainable development in bio-composites as reinforcement material. However, natural fibres are not fully compatible with matrix due to hydrophilic in nature. To enhance the compatibility with matrix, fibres are modified its surface to make good interfacial bonding with matrix. In this research, PALF is treated with 3% and 6% concentration of NaOH for 3h, 6h 9h, and 12h soaking time. Surface modification of fibres was investigated by using scanning electron microscopy. Single fibre test and diameter of PALF fibres were evaluated the effects of NaOH treatments.