Effect of Fiber Length on Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Polypropylene Nanobiocomposites Reinforced with Kenaf Fiber and Nanoclay

Sim, N. W.; Han, Seong Ok

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“…fiber loading (

A

), fiber length (

B

) and PP‐g‐MA content (

C

). The fiber loading, fiber length and PP‐g‐MA content were studied in the range of 10–30 wt% , 2–10 mm and 1–5 wt% , respectively as shown in Table based on the preliminary studies of independent variables.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Senthil Kumar et al studied synergy of fiber length and content on free tensile, flexural, impact, vibration and damping behavior of natural fiber‐reinforced polyester composite. Sim and Han investigated the effect of kenaf fiber length on the thermal and mechanical properties of PP nano‐biocomposites reinforced with kenaf fiber and nanoclay at constant kenaf fiber loading. They do not use compatibilizer in the study.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Modeling and optimization of tensile strength and modulus of polypropylene/kenaf fiber biocomposites using Box–Behnken response surface method

Yaghoobi

Fereidoon

2017

Polymer Composites

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The aim of this work includes modeling and optimization of the tensile properties of natural fiber biocomposites using the concept of experimental design. A three‐factor, three‐level Box–Behnken design, which is subset of the response surface methodology (RSM), has been applied to present mathematical models. The effect of three independent variables; kenaf fiber load, fiber length and polypropylene‐grafted maleic anhydride (PP‐g‐MA) compatibilizer content have been investigated on the tensile strength and modulus of polypropylene/kenaf fiber/PP‐g‐MA biocomposite. These models can be used as an interesting method for analytically evaluating both the tensile strength values and their corresponding tensile modulus as function of independent variables. The optimization results, obtained using the optimization part of Design‐Expert Software, showed that the most optimal tensile strength and tensile modulus were to be 32.70 MPa and 2,182.33 MPa, respectively; and achieved at 28.95 wt% of the kenaf fiber, fiber length of 6.22 mm and PP‐g‐MA content of 5 wt%. The obtained R2 values and normal probability plots indicated a good agreement between the experimental results and those predicted by the model (above 0.95 for all the responses). Moreover, the tensile modulus of the biocomposite was analyzed by means of micromechanical models. The performance of the Halpin–Tsai and Cox–Krenchel models in predicting the tensile modulus of biocomposites was compared with available experimental results. In addition, the fracture surface morphologies and wettability of the samples were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and contact angle measurement, respectively. It was found that the fiber load and PP‐g‐MA compatibilizer content play a significant role in the tensile properties and morphology of the biocomposites, as proven by SEM and contact angle measurement. POLYM. COMPOS., 39:E463–E479, 2018. © 2017 Society of Plastics Engineers

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“…fiber loading (

A

), fiber length (

B

) and PP‐g‐MA content (

C

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Modeling and optimization of tensile strength and modulus of polypropylene/kenaf fiber biocomposites using Box–Behnken response surface method

Yaghoobi

Fereidoon

2017

Polymer Composites

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“…The addition of halloysite clay nano tubes (HNT) increases the thermal degradation and thermal stability of the hybrid composite. Na Sim et al 50 studied the effect of fiber length and dimension on thermal properties of the hybrid kenaf/nanoclay biocomposite and finally concluded that consideration of factors must be done for specific applications of biocomposite.…”

Section: Thermal Characterization Of Kenaf Fiber-reinforced Hybrid Comentioning

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Characterization of kenaf fiber and its composites: A review

Ramesh

Prasad

Narayana

2018

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

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Nowadays, fiber-reinforced composites have gained attention due to their improved potential for replacing the conventional materials in various applications. Kenaf fiber has been widely used as reinforcement in composites over the past few years which is a most attractive alternative due to its rapid growth at different climatic conditions and ensuring low cost; kenaf fiber has gained some attention to replacing the glass fiber composite and making it purely an eco-friendly composite. However, for enhancing its properties in different applications, an appropriate characterization is very important. Hence, many researches have been conducted in recent years, for the characterization of kenaf fiber and its composites. In this paper, a state-of-the-art review of these characterizations is presented.

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Thermoplastic Cellulose Nanocomposites

Karimi

2017

Handbook of Nanocellulose and Cellulose Nanocomposites

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Effect of Fiber Length on Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Polypropylene Nanobiocomposites Reinforced with Kenaf Fiber and Nanoclay

Cited by 3 publications

References 27 publications

Modeling and optimization of tensile strength and modulus of polypropylene/kenaf fiber biocomposites using Box–Behnken response surface method

Modeling and optimization of tensile strength and modulus of polypropylene/kenaf fiber biocomposites using Box–Behnken response surface method

Characterization of kenaf fiber and its composites: A review

Thermoplastic Cellulose Nanocomposites

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