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Influence of chemical treatment on surface morphology of natural fiber

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Main Author: Ying Mun Hoo
Other Authors: Nor Azwin Ahad (Advisor)
Format: Learning Object
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Perlis 2008
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Natural fiber
Composites
Fibrous composites
Chemistry > Measurement
Chemical treatment
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/3316
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spelling my.unimap-33162008-11-25T07:18:22Z Influence of chemical treatment on surface morphology of natural fiber Ying Mun Hoo Nor Azwin Ahad (Advisor) Natural fiber Composites Fibrous composites Chemistry -- Measurement Chemical treatment Access is limited to UniMAP community. The interest in using natural fibers in composites has increased in recent years due their lightweight, non-abrasive, combustible, non-toxic, low cost and biodegradable properties. However, lack of good interfacial adhesion, low melting point and poor resistance to moisture absorption make the use of natural fiber reinforced composites less attractive. Chemical treatment of the fiber can clean the fiber surface, chemically modify the surface, stop the moisture absorption process and increase the surface roughness. In their study, banana and coconut fibers, for use in fiber-reinforced composites, were modified using NaOH of different concentrations. Morphological and structural changes of the fibers were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). A series of fiber bundle tensile test which performed to evaluate the effect of the treatments on the fiber tensile strength. It has been found that the alkalization treatment has improved the mechanical properties of the banana and coconut fiber significantly as compared to untreated banana and coconut fiber. It is also interesting to note that 6% NaOH yields the optimum concentration of NaOH for the chemical treatment. 2008-11-25T07:18:22Z 2008-11-25T07:18:22Z 2008-04 Learning Object http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3316 en Universiti Malaysia Perlis Schools of Materials Engineering
institution Universiti Malaysia Perlis
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topic Natural fiber
Composites
Fibrous composites
Chemistry -- Measurement
Chemical treatment
spellingShingle Natural fiber
Composites
Fibrous composites
Chemistry -- Measurement
Chemical treatment
Ying Mun Hoo
Influence of chemical treatment on surface morphology of natural fiber
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author2 Nor Azwin Ahad (Advisor)
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Ying Mun Hoo
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author Ying Mun Hoo
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title Influence of chemical treatment on surface morphology of natural fiber
title_short Influence of chemical treatment on surface morphology of natural fiber
title_full Influence of chemical treatment on surface morphology of natural fiber
title_fullStr Influence of chemical treatment on surface morphology of natural fiber
title_full_unstemmed Influence of chemical treatment on surface morphology of natural fiber
title_sort influence of chemical treatment on surface morphology of natural fiber
publisher Universiti Malaysia Perlis
publishDate 2008
url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/3316
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