Effect Of Chemical Treatment On Rice Husk (RH) Reinforced Polyethylene (PE) Composites

• Main Authors: Md. Rezaur, Rahman, Md. Nazrul, Islam, Md. Monimul, Huque, Sinin, Hamdan, Abu Saleh, Ahmed
• Format: E-Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioResources 2010
• Subjects: QD Chemistry; TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13929/1/EFFECT%20OF%20CHEMICAL%20TREATMENT%20ON%20RICE%20HUSK%20%28RH%29%20%28abstract%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13929/
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

In this study rice husk reinforced polyethylene composites and their test specimens were manufactured using a single screw extruder and an injection molding machine, respectively. Raw rice husk was chemically treated with benzene diazonium salt in alkali, acidic, and neutral media, in order to i...