Minimizing Alkali Usage Through Ultrasound Treatment of Oil palm Empty fruit Bunch (OPEFB) Fiber Reinforced Poly(Lactic) Acid Composites

Removal of the non-cellulosic components of natural fibers with minimum damage to the fibers had been one of the challenges to natural fiber reinforced polymer composites. Alkali treatment had been one of the very efficient means of fiber treament. However, environmental concerns make it expedient t...

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Main Authors:	Akindoyo, John Olabode, Beg, M. D. H., Suriati, Ghazali, M. R., Islam
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Published:	2014
Subjects:	TP Chemical technology
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spelling	ump-85532019-09-10T03:04:04Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/8553/ Minimizing Alkali Usage Through Ultrasound Treatment of Oil palm Empty fruit Bunch (OPEFB) Fiber Reinforced Poly(Lactic) Acid Composites Akindoyo, John Olabode Beg, M. D. H. Suriati, Ghazali M. R., Islam TP Chemical technology Removal of the non-cellulosic components of natural fibers with minimum damage to the fibers had been one of the challenges to natural fiber reinforced polymer composites. Alkali treatment had been one of the very efficient means of fiber treament. However, environmental concerns make it expedient to always reduce the concentration of alkali for any fiber treatment as mush as possible. In this study, ultrasonic treatment in an alkali medium of low concentration was used to modify the surface of oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) fibers. Surface morphology of fibers due to treatment was studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) while its structural changes were studied by Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Composite were prepared from oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber and poly(lactic) acid(PLA) through extrusion followed by injection moulding. Composite characterization was done by mechanical testing such as tensile, flexural and impact, structural analysis was done by XRD and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was also to investigate composite thermal stability. Result showed that the treatment of OPEFB fibers with ultrasound produced composites with highly desirable properties. 2014 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/8553/1/Minimizing_Alkali_Usage_Through_Ultrasound_Treatment_of_Oil_palm_Empty_fruit_Bunch_%28OPEFB%29_Fiber_Reinforced_Poly%28Lactic%29_Acid_Composites.pdf application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/8553/2/fkksa-2014-beg-Minimizing_Alkali_Usage_pg1.pdf Akindoyo, John Olabode and Beg, M. D. H. and Suriati, Ghazali and M. R., Islam (2014) Minimizing Alkali Usage Through Ultrasound Treatment of Oil palm Empty fruit Bunch (OPEFB) Fiber Reinforced Poly(Lactic) Acid Composites. In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Green Technology & Ecosystem for Global Sustainable Development (ICGTec 2014), 24-25 November 2014 , Putrajaya. .
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spellingShingle	TP Chemical technology Akindoyo, John Olabode Beg, M. D. H. Suriati, Ghazali M. R., Islam Minimizing Alkali Usage Through Ultrasound Treatment of Oil palm Empty fruit Bunch (OPEFB) Fiber Reinforced Poly(Lactic) Acid Composites
description	Removal of the non-cellulosic components of natural fibers with minimum damage to the fibers had been one of the challenges to natural fiber reinforced polymer composites. Alkali treatment had been one of the very efficient means of fiber treament. However, environmental concerns make it expedient to always reduce the concentration of alkali for any fiber treatment as mush as possible. In this study, ultrasonic treatment in an alkali medium of low concentration was used to modify the surface of oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) fibers. Surface morphology of fibers due to treatment was studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) while its structural changes were studied by Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Composite were prepared from oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber and poly(lactic) acid(PLA) through extrusion followed by injection moulding. Composite characterization was done by mechanical testing such as tensile, flexural and impact, structural analysis was done by XRD and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was also to investigate composite thermal stability. Result showed that the treatment of OPEFB fibers with ultrasound produced composites with highly desirable properties.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Akindoyo, John Olabode Beg, M. D. H. Suriati, Ghazali M. R., Islam
author_facet	Akindoyo, John Olabode Beg, M. D. H. Suriati, Ghazali M. R., Islam
author_sort	Akindoyo, John Olabode
title	Minimizing Alkali Usage Through Ultrasound Treatment of Oil palm Empty fruit Bunch (OPEFB) Fiber Reinforced Poly(Lactic) Acid Composites
title_short	Minimizing Alkali Usage Through Ultrasound Treatment of Oil palm Empty fruit Bunch (OPEFB) Fiber Reinforced Poly(Lactic) Acid Composites
title_full	Minimizing Alkali Usage Through Ultrasound Treatment of Oil palm Empty fruit Bunch (OPEFB) Fiber Reinforced Poly(Lactic) Acid Composites
title_fullStr	Minimizing Alkali Usage Through Ultrasound Treatment of Oil palm Empty fruit Bunch (OPEFB) Fiber Reinforced Poly(Lactic) Acid Composites
title_full_unstemmed	Minimizing Alkali Usage Through Ultrasound Treatment of Oil palm Empty fruit Bunch (OPEFB) Fiber Reinforced Poly(Lactic) Acid Composites
title_sort	minimizing alkali usage through ultrasound treatment of oil palm empty fruit bunch (opefb) fiber reinforced poly(lactic) acid composites
publishDate	2014
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