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Sugar Palm Tree: A Versatile Plant and Novel Sourse for Biofibers, Biomatrices and Biocomposites

The use of green materials is a vital component in tackling problems of environmental protection. At the same time, these materials help solve problems arising from the shortage and undegradable nature of petroleum-based materials. Among the numerous green material sources in Malaysia, the sugar pal...

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Main Authors: Salit, Mohd Sapuan, Zainudin, Edi Syams, Japar, Sahari, Maleque, Md Abdul
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Published: 2012
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spelling my.upm.eprints.234752016-02-18T01:38:46Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23475/ Sugar Palm Tree: A Versatile Plant and Novel Sourse for Biofibers, Biomatrices and Biocomposites Salit, Mohd Sapuan Zainudin, Edi Syams Japar, Sahari Maleque, Md Abdul The use of green materials is a vital component in tackling problems of environmental protection. At the same time, these materials help solve problems arising from the shortage and undegradable nature of petroleum-based materials. Among the numerous green material sources in Malaysia, the sugar palm tree is a versatile plant that can produce biofibres, biomatrices, and biocomposites for a wide range of applications. This paper focuses mainly on the significance of the unutilised part of sugar fibres, as they are highly durable and easy to process. Besides discussing recent advances in research into sugar palm fibres and their biocomposites, this paper also addresses recent advances in research into the development of new biod gradable polymers derived from sugar palm starch. Fibre surface treatment, product development, and efforts to enhance the properties of sugar palm fibre composites are also considered. 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23475/1/Sugar%20Palm%20Tree.pdf Salit, Mohd Sapuan and Zainudin, Edi Syams and Japar, Sahari and Maleque, Md Abdul (2012) Sugar Palm Tree: A Versatile Plant and Novel Sourse for Biofibers, Biomatrices and Biocomposites. Polymers from Renewable Resources, 3 (2). pp. 33-50. ISSN 2041-2479 http://www.polymerjournals.com/ English
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description The use of green materials is a vital component in tackling problems of environmental protection. At the same time, these materials help solve problems arising from the shortage and undegradable nature of petroleum-based materials. Among the numerous green material sources in Malaysia, the sugar palm tree is a versatile plant that can produce biofibres, biomatrices, and biocomposites for a wide range of applications. This paper focuses mainly on the significance of the unutilised part of sugar fibres, as they are highly durable and easy to process. Besides discussing recent advances in research into sugar palm fibres and their biocomposites, this paper also addresses recent advances in research into the development of new biod gradable polymers derived from sugar palm starch. Fibre surface treatment, product development, and efforts to enhance the properties of sugar palm fibre composites are also considered.
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author Salit, Mohd Sapuan
Zainudin, Edi Syams
Japar, Sahari
Maleque, Md Abdul
spellingShingle Salit, Mohd Sapuan
Zainudin, Edi Syams
Japar, Sahari
Maleque, Md Abdul
Sugar Palm Tree: A Versatile Plant and Novel Sourse for Biofibers, Biomatrices and Biocomposites
author_facet Salit, Mohd Sapuan
Zainudin, Edi Syams
Japar, Sahari
Maleque, Md Abdul
author_sort Salit, Mohd Sapuan
title Sugar Palm Tree: A Versatile Plant and Novel Sourse for Biofibers, Biomatrices and Biocomposites
title_short Sugar Palm Tree: A Versatile Plant and Novel Sourse for Biofibers, Biomatrices and Biocomposites
title_full Sugar Palm Tree: A Versatile Plant and Novel Sourse for Biofibers, Biomatrices and Biocomposites
title_fullStr Sugar Palm Tree: A Versatile Plant and Novel Sourse for Biofibers, Biomatrices and Biocomposites
title_full_unstemmed Sugar Palm Tree: A Versatile Plant and Novel Sourse for Biofibers, Biomatrices and Biocomposites
title_sort sugar palm tree: a versatile plant and novel sourse for biofibers, biomatrices and biocomposites
publishDate 2012
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23475/1/Sugar%20Palm%20Tree.pdf
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