1. Preparation and characterisation of polyvinyl alcohol/oil palm empty fruit bunch fibre composite.
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Ching, K. S., Ealid, M., Ching, Y. C., Haniff, M., Khalid, M., and Beg, M. T. H.
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POLYVINYL alcohol , *PALM oil , *FIBROUS composites , *FILLER materials , *MATERIALS science - Abstract
This paper focusses on the effect of thermal ageing and mechanical properties of empty fruit bunch filled polyvinyl alcohol composites. A composite plate with various volume fractions from 0·5 to 3 wt-% of empty fruit bunch was fabricated. The composites were created by a casting evaporation technique. Generally, there appears to be intimate contact between empty fruit bunch fibre and polyvinyl alcohol. In composites with higher fibre content, there is a greater tendency for filler interaction to take place. The results showed that the addition of 1 wt-% of empty fruit bunch fibre increased the tensile strength and modulus of the polyvinyl alcohol/empty fruit bunch fibre composite. There was a further increase in the mechanical properties of all the samples after thermal ageing at 50°C for 6 hours. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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