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Properties of oil palm empty fruit bunch fibers, coconut husk and polypropylene composite - potential furniture material / Amran Shafie, Suhaimi Muhammed and Mohd Jafni Hashim

Composite panel was produced from agriculture waste fibers such as oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) fibers and coconut husk mixed with plastic material such as polypropylene (PP). The panels produced were then assessed for the mechanical strength properties (bending, tensile and impact) and physical...

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Main Authors: Shafie, Amran, Muhammed, Suhaimi, Hashim, Mohd Jafni
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Plastics
Palm oil
Engineered wood. Fiberboard, particle board, etc.
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spelling my.uitm.ir.501812021-12-09T07:03:02Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/50181/ Properties of oil palm empty fruit bunch fibers, coconut husk and polypropylene composite - potential furniture material / Amran Shafie, Suhaimi Muhammed and Mohd Jafni Hashim Shafie, Amran Muhammed, Suhaimi Hashim, Mohd Jafni Plastics Palm oil Engineered wood. Fiberboard, particle board, etc. Composite panel was produced from agriculture waste fibers such as oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) fibers and coconut husk mixed with plastic material such as polypropylene (PP). The panels produced were then assessed for the mechanical strength properties (bending, tensile and impact) and physical properties (water absorption and thickness swelling) in accordance with the ASTM Standards. Results from the mechanical strength tests revealed that the panels made from coconut husk and PP gave bending strength values of 3278.27 MPa for MOE and 29.14 MPa for MOR. Tensile strength values were 3271.972 MPa for MOE and 18.29 MPa for MOR. Impact strength value for such panel was 11.452/kJ. Meanwhile, panels made from the mixture of EFB fibers and PP gave bending strength values of 2832.80 MPa for MOE and 26.93 MPa for MOR. Tensile strength values were 3108.557 MPa for MOE and 15.73 MPa for MOR. Impact strength value for such panel was 10.629 /kJ. On the other hand, assessment on the physical properties indicated that panels made from the mixture of coconut husk and PP gave water absorption and thickness swelling values of 1.357% and 1.185% respectively, whereas, those panels made from the mixture of empty fruit bunch fibers and PP gave water absorption and thickness swelling values of 3.972% and 3.844% respectively. Thus, it can be concluded from the above findings that coconut husk has a much greater potential as an alternative raw material for the production of composite products when combined with polypropylene. 2012 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/50181/1/50181.PDF ID50181 Shafie, Amran and Muhammed, Suhaimi and Hashim, Mohd Jafni (2012) Properties of oil palm empty fruit bunch fibers, coconut husk and polypropylene composite - potential furniture material / Amran Shafie, Suhaimi Muhammed and Mohd Jafni Hashim. In: Prosiding KONAKA 2012, 5 - 6 November 2012, Gambang Resort, Kuantan, Pahang.
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topic Plastics
Palm oil
Engineered wood. Fiberboard, particle board, etc.
spellingShingle Plastics
Palm oil
Engineered wood. Fiberboard, particle board, etc.
Shafie, Amran
Muhammed, Suhaimi
Hashim, Mohd Jafni
Properties of oil palm empty fruit bunch fibers, coconut husk and polypropylene composite - potential furniture material / Amran Shafie, Suhaimi Muhammed and Mohd Jafni Hashim
description Composite panel was produced from agriculture waste fibers such as oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) fibers and coconut husk mixed with plastic material such as polypropylene (PP). The panels produced were then assessed for the mechanical strength properties (bending, tensile and impact) and physical properties (water absorption and thickness swelling) in accordance with the ASTM Standards. Results from the mechanical strength tests revealed that the panels made from coconut husk and PP gave bending strength values of 3278.27 MPa for MOE and 29.14 MPa for MOR. Tensile strength values were 3271.972 MPa for MOE and 18.29 MPa for MOR. Impact strength value for such panel was 11.452/kJ. Meanwhile, panels made from the mixture of EFB fibers and PP gave bending strength values of 2832.80 MPa for MOE and 26.93 MPa for MOR. Tensile strength values were 3108.557 MPa for MOE and 15.73 MPa for MOR. Impact strength value for such panel was 10.629 /kJ. On the other hand, assessment on the physical properties indicated that panels made from the mixture of coconut husk and PP gave water absorption and thickness swelling values of 1.357% and 1.185% respectively, whereas, those panels made from the mixture of empty fruit bunch fibers and PP gave water absorption and thickness swelling values of 3.972% and 3.844% respectively. Thus, it can be concluded from the above findings that coconut husk has a much greater potential as an alternative raw material for the production of composite products when combined with polypropylene.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Shafie, Amran
Muhammed, Suhaimi
Hashim, Mohd Jafni
author_facet Shafie, Amran
Muhammed, Suhaimi
Hashim, Mohd Jafni
author_sort Shafie, Amran
title Properties of oil palm empty fruit bunch fibers, coconut husk and polypropylene composite - potential furniture material / Amran Shafie, Suhaimi Muhammed and Mohd Jafni Hashim
title_short Properties of oil palm empty fruit bunch fibers, coconut husk and polypropylene composite - potential furniture material / Amran Shafie, Suhaimi Muhammed and Mohd Jafni Hashim
title_full Properties of oil palm empty fruit bunch fibers, coconut husk and polypropylene composite - potential furniture material / Amran Shafie, Suhaimi Muhammed and Mohd Jafni Hashim
title_fullStr Properties of oil palm empty fruit bunch fibers, coconut husk and polypropylene composite - potential furniture material / Amran Shafie, Suhaimi Muhammed and Mohd Jafni Hashim
title_full_unstemmed Properties of oil palm empty fruit bunch fibers, coconut husk and polypropylene composite - potential furniture material / Amran Shafie, Suhaimi Muhammed and Mohd Jafni Hashim
title_sort properties of oil palm empty fruit bunch fibers, coconut husk and polypropylene composite - potential furniture material / amran shafie, suhaimi muhammed and mohd jafni hashim
publishDate 2012
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/50181/1/50181.PDF
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