Kenaf natural fiber reinforced polypropylene composites: A discussion on manufacturing problems and solutions

Zampaloni, Michael A.; Pourboghrat, Farhang; Yankovich, S.A.; Rodgers, B.N.; Moore, Jared M.; Drzal, Lawrence T.; Mohanty, Amar K.; Misra, Manjusri

doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2007.01.001

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“…These may be classified [4] into two categories according to the types of reinforcement used: (i) particle or short fibres and (ii) continuous fibres. For continuous fibre reinforced bio-composites, woven fabric preforms processed from natural fibres have been introduced as the reinforcements.…”

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A Review on Bio-Composites: Fabrication, Properties and Applications

Roy¹,

Shit²,

Sengupta³

et al. 2014

IJIRSET

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ABSTRACT:Polymers form the backbones of plastic materials, and are continually being employed in an expanding range of areas. As a result, many researchers are investing time into modifying traditional materials to make them more user-friendly, and into designing novel polymer composites out of naturally occurring materials. A number of biological materials may be incorporated into polymer materials. In recent years, there has been a marked increase in interest in biodegradable bio-composite material for use in packaging, agriculture, medicine, and other areas. The belief is that polymer bio-composite materials will reduce the need for synthetic polymer production (thus reducing pollution) at a low cost, thereby producing a positive effect both environmentally and economically. This review is intended to provide a brief outline of work that is under way in the area of polymer bio-composite research and development, the scientific theory behind these materials, areas in which this research is being applied, and future work that awaits.

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A Review on Bio-Composites: Fabrication, Properties and Applications

Roy¹,

Shit²,

Sengupta³

et al. 2014

IJIRSET

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“…The problem of adhesion is still a topic research, but some strong prospects has been seen, that with the use of coupling agents, chemical modifications and electron beam irradiation proved to be important to improve the fibrematrix adhesion so as to produce composite materials with superior strength [4].…”

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The effect of electron beam irradiation on the mechanical properties of pineapple leaf fibre (PALF) reinforced high impact polystyrene (HIPS) composites

Siregar¹,

Sapuan²,

Rahman³

et al. 2010

IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng.

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The effect of electron beam irradiation on the mechanical properties of pineapple leaf fibre (PALF) reinforced high impact polystyrene (HIPS) composites Abstract. The effects of electron beam irradiation on the mechanical properties of pineapple leaf fibre reinforced high impact polystyrene (HIPS) composites were studied. Two types of crosslinking agent that has been used in this study were trimethylolpropane triacrylate (TMPTA) and tripropylene gylcol diacrylate (TPGDA). A 50 wt.% of PALF was blended with HIPS and crosslinking agent using Brabender melt mixer at 165 °C. The composites were then irradiated using a 3 MeV electron beam accelerator with dosage of 0-100 kGy. The tensile strength, tensile modulus, flexural strength, flexural modulus, notched and unnotched impat and hardness of composites were measured and the effects of crosslinking agent were also compared.

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“…The latest incorporation natural material develops plastic based material has resulted in higher material properties and more possibilities use in many different applications [55][56][57][58][59][60]. However the use glass fiber becomes at higher cost than long natural fiber reinforced polymer, additional costs incurred by using glass include the added compounding and using specialized equipment to process [50,61].…”

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“…The disadvantages are low tensile modulus, relatively high specific gravity, sensitivity to abrasion during handling, low fatigue resistance, and high hardness and the compositional difference and low manufacturing cost make it more attractive materials [46].The best way to increase the material efficiency without sacrificing environmental safety is to employ natured fiber reinforced composite materials [47][48][49]. Producing the material with the focus on improvement aspects is very important in various applications [50]. The goals are to increase the performance of the materials and also to find the solution to reduce the cost hence able to reduce the production cost [50][51][52][53][54].…”

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“…Producing the material with the focus on improvement aspects is very important in various applications [50]. The goals are to increase the performance of the materials and also to find the solution to reduce the cost hence able to reduce the production cost [50][51][52][53][54]. The latest incorporation natural material develops plastic based material has resulted in higher material properties and more possibilities use in many different applications [55][56][57][58][59][60].…”

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The weathering effect in natural environment on kenaf blast and unsaturated polyester composite

Mohammed

Rozyanty

Beta

et al. 2017

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.

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The weathering effect in natural environment on kenaf blast and unsaturated polyester composite Abstract.A Kenaf composite was prepared by using hand lay-up process. The effect of weather on mechanical, morphology and thermal properties of kenaf composite were studied. Tensile strength of kenaf compositewas found to be 60MPa. Unfortunately, tensile strength of thecomposite starts to decrease after the first weathering month through to the weathering periods with constant reduction of tensile, at the end of the wreathing period.,almost 85% the composite mechanical behaviour is lost. From the mechanical properties result obtained it clearly seen that natural fiber and their composites are not able to stand environmental condition because they have poor wettability, incompatibility with some polymeric matrices and high moisture absorption. Due to the high moisture absorption properties, there are formations of void in interfacial adhesion between fiber and matrix which can reduce the mechanical properties of composite such as flexural strength or flexural modulus this clearly supported by SEM results. Fortunately some modification can do towards improving the mechanical properties and it is good enough to achieve the high performance of the composite with proper system formulation during the modification processand the result of reinforced kenaffiber will be presented in our next publication.

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Kenaf natural fiber reinforced polypropylene composites: A discussion on manufacturing problems and solutions

Cited by 416 publications

References 17 publications

A Review on Bio-Composites: Fabrication, Properties and Applications

A Review on Bio-Composites: Fabrication, Properties and Applications

The effect of electron beam irradiation on the mechanical properties of pineapple leaf fibre (PALF) reinforced high impact polystyrene (HIPS) composites

The weathering effect in natural environment on kenaf blast and unsaturated polyester composite

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