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Mechanical properties of oil palm biocomposites enhanced with micro to nanobiofillers
Abdul Khalil H.P.S.a, Dungani R.a,b, Hossain M.S.a, Suraya N.L.M.a, Aprilia S.c, Astimar A.A.d, Nahrul Hayawin Z.d, Davoudpour Y.a
a Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
b School of Life Sciences and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia
c Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
d Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624529070653{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner layout=”boxed”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1624695412187{border-right-width: 1px !important;border-right-color: #dddddd !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Abstract” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.In recent years, utilization of natural fibre as reinforced materials in polymer biocomposites has gained impetus. Research efforts are currently being harnessed in developing more sustainable products. Oil palm biomass contribute among the highest and most abundant wastes with high potential for energy and material resources. Oil palm consists only around 10% of oil, leaving another 90% as biomass wastes. The remainder consists of a huge amount of lignocellulosic materials in the form of fronds, trunks, empty fruit bunches, oil palm shell, palm pressed fibre, oil palm ash, and so forth. Biocomposites enhanced with biofiller have been used extensively in various fields because this filler behaves isotropically to the matrix. Several researchers have been worked on utilizing various oil palm biomasses as filler in polymer biocomposites ranging from micro- to nanosize. In producing high-performance biocomposites, mechanical properties would be mainly taken into consideration. The mechanical properties of filled composites depend strongly on the filler size, filler-matrix interface adhesion, and filler loading. Nanotechnology could help in manipulating and controlling the interfacial properties between oil palm biofiller with matrix in biocomposites. This is due to the size advantage of nanoparticles, which permitted high surface contact area with matrix. Biocomposites enhanced with oil palm biomass filler can thus be widely produced and applied by optimizing all the parameters and factors that predominantly influence the properties.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Author keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]Bio-composites,Interfacial property,Lignocellulosic material,Microbiofillers,Nanobiofillers,Oil palm biomass,Reinforced material,Sustainable products[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Indexed keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]Biocomposites,Mechanical properties,Microbiofillers,Nanobiofillers,Nanomaterials,Oil palm biomass,Polymer biocomposites[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Funding details” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]The authors would like to thank the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia, for providing Research Grant, No.: RUI-1001/PTEKIND/814255 as financial support.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”DOI” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-78242-373-7.00026-3[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]Widget Plumx[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row]