Properties of water hyacinth fibers (Eichhornia crassipes) filled low density polyethylene/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene composites

• Main Author: Ahmed Saleem, Oleiwi Al-Khuzaie
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Perlis 2011
• Subjects: Composites; Low density polyethylene (LDPE); Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS); Water hyacinth fibers (WHF); LDPE/ABS/WHF composites; Polyethylene (PE)
• Online Access: http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/12853
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Perlis

The water hyacinths are largely available in local rivers. In this research, the water hyacinth fibers have been used as reinforcing components for low density polyethylene (LDPE) and acrylonittile butadiene styrene (ABS). The chemical treatment using Isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) and 1, 4-butanedi...