Thermo-Mechanical and Morphological Properties of Short Natural Fiber Reinforced Poly (Lactic Acid) Biocomposite: Effect of Fiber Treatment

• Main Authors: Beg, M. D. H., A. K. M., Moshiul Alam, M. F., Mina, A. A., Mamun, A. K., Bledzki, Q. T. H., Shubhra
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: The Korean Fiber Society 2014
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/7545/1/Thermo-Mechanical%20and%20Morphological%20Properties%20of%20Short%20Natural%20Fiber%20Reinforced%20Poly%20%28Lactic%20Acid%29%20Biocomposite-%20Effect%20of%20Fiber%20Treatment.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/7545/7/Thermo-Mechanical%20and%20Morphological%20Properties%20of%20Short%20Natural%20Fiber%20Reinforced%20Poly%20%28Lactic%20Acid%29%20Biocomposite-%20Effect%20of%20Fiber%20Treatment.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/7545/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12221-014-1303-8
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang

Untreated oil palm empty fruit bunch (REFB), alkali treated EFB (AEFB), ultrasound treated EFB (UEFB) and simultaneous ultrasound-alkali treated EFB (UAEFB) short fibers were incorporated in poly(lactic acid) (PLA) for fabricating bio-composites. The REFB fiber-PLA (REPC) and treated EFB (TEFB) fibe...