Conditioning effect on the mechanical and thermal properties of heat-treated oil palm empty fruit bunch/high-density polyethylene composite Nur Afifah Nordin, Nor Mas Mira Abd Rahman, and Aziz Hassan High Performance Polymers 2020 32 : 2 , 158-167
The mechanical and physical properties of oil palm empty fruit bunch and sugarcane bagasse fiber are listed in Table 1. OPEFB fiber used in this study was supplied by Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), Malaysia and sugarcane bagasse fiber was collected from local market located at Banting, Selangor.
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The PBAT biocomposite reinforced with 40 (wt %) of EFB fiber showed the best mechanical properties compared to the other PBAT/EFB fiber biocomposites. Biocomposite treatment with 4 (wt %) succinic anhydride (SAH) and 1 (wt %) dicumyl peroxide (DCP) improved both tensile and flexural strength as well as tensile and flexural modulus.
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Enhancement of the Mechanical Properties and Dimensional Stability of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch-Kenaf Core and Oil Palm Mesocarp-Kenaf Core Hybrid Fiber-Reinforced Poly(lactic acid) Biocomposites by Borax Decahydrate Modification of Fibers
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The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effect of nano oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) fibers at different loadings (1%, 3% and 5%) on the dynamic mechanical properties through dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) in terms of storage modulus E loss modulus Eand glass transition temperature (T g) of epoxy composites. Results ...
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Mechanical and thermal properties of chemical treated oil palm empty fruit bunches fiber reinforced polyvinyl alcohol composite,Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 9(2), 231-235.
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This paper aims to examine the effect of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) derived from oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber (EFB) incorporating cement mortar on its structural performances.
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Due to the shortage of solid wood as a raw material of plywood and the abundance of oil palm trunk (OPT) waste in Malaysia, OPT has become one of the potential replacements for timber. However, OPT plywood has low performance compared with commercial plywood, due to the poor properties of OPT.
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Oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) is one of the lignocellulosic materials, which has great relevance to Nigeria, since a large quantity of the biomass is generated by oil palm industries. The industrial potentials of oil palm empty fruit bunch have not been reported to our knowledge.
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16.02.2012· The FTIR analyses proved the mechanical test results by presenting the evidence of successful esterification using SAH/DCP in the biocomposites' spectra. The SEM micrograph of the tensile fractured surfaces showed the improvement of fiber-matrix adhesion after using SAH. The TGA results showed that chemical modification using SAH/DCP improved the thermal stability of the
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Jaechan Han, Junghwan Kim, in Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, 2025. Abstract. Empty fruit bunch (EFB) is a kind of biomass formed during the production process of palm oil. EFB that used to be disposed of as waste has recently been used as fuel as quantities have increased.
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Chemically treated oil palm empty fruit bunches fiber (OPEFB) reinforced polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) biocomposites were prepared using solution casting technique. This paper focused on the effect of chemical treatments on mechanical, physical and thermal properties of PVA/OPEFB composites. The chemically treated fibers are characterized by
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Abstract. Rubber tree and oil palm are industrial crops cultivated in the same climate and environment. These plants are used to prepare nanocomposites of natural rubber and cellulose from empty fruit bunches, an abundant residue in the palm oil industry.
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The properties of two important types of fibers, the oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber and the oil palm mesocarp fiber (fruit fiber) have been described. The surface topology of the fibers has been studied by scanning electron microscopy. Thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis were used to determine the thermal stability of the
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This paper presents a comparative study on the effect of cellulose and oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) on thermal degradation and dynamic mechanical properties of polypropylene (PP) biocomposite. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) of the biocomposite showed decrease in thermal stability and degradation temperature and increase in ash content.
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Empty fruit bunches, fibers and shells of oil palm are the primary solid wastes of palm oil mill processing. Palm oil mills produce 14% fibers, 7% shells and 23% EFBs per ton of fresh fruit bunch (FFB). The EFB alone contributes around 19.5 million tons in 2008 and these were returned to the plantation for mulching at 60 tons per hectare.
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(Keyword: Nanocrystalline cellulose, oil palm empty fruit bunch, thermal stability, oven drying, solvent exchange) 1. Introduction Cellulose is the world most abundant natural renewable biodegradable polymer and has been predicted that globally around 1012 tons are synthesized and destroyed every year [1]. The use of non biomaterial will cause a serious environmental problem since they are not
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23.11.2016· Dry disk milling has been proven as a feasible mechanical process for obtaining finer particles. The milling was used to pulverize oven-heat untreated and treated oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) fibers into micro to nano-sized fibers. Scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction (XRD), particle size analyser, fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, and
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Effect of untreated fiber loading on the thermal, mechanical, dielectric, and microwave absorption properties of polycaprolactone reinforced with oil palm empty fruit bunch biocomposites
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Keywords: Empty fruit bunches, fast pyrolysis, bio-oil, ash, washed feedstock, TGA 1. INTRODUCTION Palm oil production is on a steeply rising path. The empty fruit bunches (EFB) are waste by-products that are being investigated for further uses. Currently, palm oil
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According to environmental concerns and financial problems, natural fibers have become interesting and fascinating nowadays to be used as an industrial material and structural material for rehabilitating of structures. Oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber (OPF) is a natural fiber which is found a lot in tropical areas. Scientists have used OPF fiber with many types of resins such as epoxy
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Effects of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Fiber on Electrical and Mechanical Properties of Conductive Filler Reinforced Polymer Composite Low density polyethylene (LDPE), carbon black (CB), and oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) fiber composites were prepared
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D. Burhani and A. A. Septevani, "Isolation of nanocellulose from oil palm empty fruit bunches using strong acid hydrolysis," AIP Conference Proceedings vol. 020005 2025. S. Beck-Candanedo, "Effect of Reaction Conditions on the Properties and Behavior of Wood Cellulose Nanocrystal Suspensions," Biomacromolecules 2, vol. 6, pp. 1048-1054, 2005.
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structural, mechanical and optical properties of recycled paper blended with oil palm empty fruit bunch pulp ONP and OCP had higher brightness and lower light-absorption coefficients than EFB
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In this paper, the effect of a blowing agent on dielectric properties of palm oil-based polyurethane (POlyOP) have been studied. The palm oil-based polyurethane ( POlyOP) has been prepared using the presence of water act as a blowing agent and tegostab 8486 act as a surfactant. The Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) was used in the composite as
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Senawi, Rosman (2014) Compatibility and mechanical properties of biocomposite polymer, derived from palm oil empty fruit bunch as the reinforcement material / Rosman Senawi. Masters thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA.
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Rubber tree and oil palm are industrial crops cultivated in the same climate and environment. These plants are used to prepare nanocomposites of natural rubber and cellulose from empty fruit bunches, an abundant residue in the palm oil industry.
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Cellulose extracted from empty fruit bunch (EFB) fiber has attracted growing interest because of their unique characteristics, including low cost, lower density, high specific strength, good thermal properties, and biodegradable. Oil palm EFB fiber is a natural fiber which has great relevance to Malaysia, as a large quantity of the biomass is
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Figure 1. Oil palm and oil palm empty fruit bunch. The supply of oil palm biomass and its processing by-products are found to be seven times that of natural timber [].Besides producing oils and fats, there are continuous interests in using oil palm biomass as the source of renewable energy.
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Chemical and thermal properties of pure lignin are depending on the plant origin, extraction method and type of lignocellulosic. In this study, lignin from oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) and kenaf core were recovered from soda black liquor by two steps of acid precipitation with hydrochloric acid and followed by soxhlet with n-hexane.
Get PriceBasic Properties of Oveneat Treated Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Stalk Fibers Achmad Solikhin, aYusuf Sudo Hadi, Muh. Yusram Massijaya,a and Siti Nikmatin b The fibers of oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) stalks were investigated to determine the changes in their basic properties after oven-heat treatment. The oven-heat treatment was
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Copyrolysis of biomass is one of the potential options to improve the quality of bio-oil. In this study, different types of feedstock, palm empty fruit bunches fiber (EFBF) and palm oil mill effluent (POME) sludge, were conducted via thermogravimetric analysis.
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Oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) is considered the cheapest natural fiber with good properties and exists abundantly in Malaysia. It has great potential as an alternative main raw material to substitute woody plants. On the other hand, the well-known polymeric hydrogel has gathered a lot of interest due to its three-dimensional (3D) cross-linked network with high porosity. However, some
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This study is aimed to isolate CNC from abundantly available oil palm empty fruit bunches (OPEFB) which consists of a complete series of pretreatment, purification and isolation of the pretreated cellulose. In this study, cellulose was firstly isolated from OPEFB using alkaline and bleached with NaClO2 to obtain highly content of cellulose. The
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How to cite this article: Razak Wahab, Siti Marlia Mohd Dom, Mohd Tamizi Mustafa, Hashim W. Samsi, Sukhairi Mat Rasat and Izyan Khalid, 2015. Properties of Empty Fruit Bunch Oil Palm (Elaeis guineesis) Composite Boards at Different Densities and Resin Contents.Journal of
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Malaysia is one of the biggest palm oil producer in the world. Empty fruit bunch fiber(EFB ) is one of the biomass from the palm oil plantation. This agricultural residue can be utilized in natural fiber-basedcomposites. In this paper, the studies on the effect of ATH on the mechanical properties, fireresistivity and the acoustic properties of
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Conditioning effect on the mechanical and thermal properties of heat-treated oil palm empty fruit bunch/high-density polyethylene composite High Performance Polymers ( IF 1.584) Pub Date : 2020-03-10, DOI: 10.1177/0954008319893418
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How to cite this article: Myrtha Karina,Holia Onggo,A.H. Dawam Abdullah and Anung Syampurwadi,2008. Effect of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Fiber on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of Fiber Glass Reinforced Polyester Resin .
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Enhancement of the Mechanical Properties and Dimensional Stability of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch-Kenaf Core and Oil Palm Mesocarp-Kenaf Core Hybrid Fiber-Reinforced Poly(lactic acid) Biocomposites by Borax Decahydrate Modification of Fibers
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