Fire-retardant polyester composites from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) wastes reinforced with coconut fibre

Coconut fibre reinforced composite was prepared by blending unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) from waste PET with 0.3 v% of coconut fibre. The coconut fibres were pre-treated with sodium hydroxide followed by silane prior to inclusion into the UPR. The untreated coconut fibres reinforced composite w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nurul Munirah Abdullah, Ishak Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2013
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6285/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6285/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6285/1/14_Nurul_Munirah.pdf