The effect of surface treatment on composite interface, tensile properties and water absorption of suger palm fiber/polypropylene composites

The effect of surface treatment on composite interface, tensile properties and water absorption of suger palm fiber/polypropylene composites

The rising concern towards environmental issues besides the requirement for more flexible polymer-based material has led to increasing of interest in studying about green composite. Sugar palm fiber (SPF) is a versatile fiber plant employed with wide range of application such as in automotive, packa...

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Main Author: Wan Zahari, Wan Zubaidie
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Language:English
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Published: 2017
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spelling my-uthm-ep.78312022-10-12T03:10:30Z The effect of surface treatment on composite interface, tensile properties and water absorption of suger palm fiber/polypropylene composites 2017-09 Wan Zahari, Wan Zubaidie TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA401-492 Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials The rising concern towards environmental issues besides the requirement for more flexible polymer-based material has led to increasing of interest in studying about green composite. Sugar palm fiber (SPF) is a versatile fiber plant employed with wide range of application such as in automotive, packaging and buildings construction. This research was aimed to study the effect of surface treatment on composite interface, tensile properties and water absorption of sugar palm fiber/polypropylene (SPFPP) composite by using different surface treatments such as silane (Si), atmospheric glow discharge plasma (Agd) and maleic anhydride (Ma). Silane treatment was carried out by using immersion method, the Agd plasma was conducted using polymerization and lastly polypropylene grafted maleic anhydride by using melting approach. The SPFPP composite was prepared by using injection moulding with fiber content var­ied from 10-30wt%. The effect of interface enhancement on morphology, mechanical properties and water uptakes of SPFPP composites were then investigated by using FfIR, FESEM, tensile test and water absorption test. Overall, the outcome shows that aJl types of surface treatments had improved the interface of SPFPP composite, thus improving its tensile properties compared to the benchmark untreated SPFPP (Ut­SPFPP) composites and polypropylene. The 30wt% Ma-SPFPP composite shows the highest improvement in tensile properties with 58% and 27% increase in the respective Young's Modulus and tensile strength value compared to Ut-SPFPP composite, while 10wt% Ma-SPFPP composite shows the smallest reduction in elongation compared to Neat PP. On the other hand, the 30wt% Si-SPFPP composite shows the lowest water absorption with 20% reduction respective to Ut-SPFPP composite. In conclusion, the surface treatments have proven succesfull in enhancing the natural fiber-polymer in­terface and improve the tensile properties of SPFPP composite with Ma-SPFPP shows the highest improvement, foJlowed by Agd-SPFPP and Si-SPFPP composites. 2017-09 Thesis http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7831/ http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7831/2/24p%20WAN%20ZUBAIDIE%20WAN%20ZAHARI.pdf text en public http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7831/1/WAN%20ZUBAIDIE%20WAN%20ZAHARI%20COPYRIGHT%20DECLARATION.pdf text en staffonly http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7831/3/WAN%20ZUBAIDIE%20WAN%20ZAHARI%20WATERMARK.pdf text en validuser mphil masters Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia Fakulti Kejuruteraan Mekanikal dan Pembuatan
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Civil engineering (General)
TA Engineering (General)
Civil engineering (General)
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Civil engineering (General)
TA Engineering (General)
Civil engineering (General)
Wan Zahari, Wan Zubaidie
The effect of surface treatment on composite interface, tensile properties and water absorption of suger palm fiber/polypropylene composites
description The rising concern towards environmental issues besides the requirement for more flexible polymer-based material has led to increasing of interest in studying about green composite. Sugar palm fiber (SPF) is a versatile fiber plant employed with wide range of application such as in automotive, packaging and buildings construction. This research was aimed to study the effect of surface treatment on composite interface, tensile properties and water absorption of sugar palm fiber/polypropylene (SPFPP) composite by using different surface treatments such as silane (Si), atmospheric glow discharge plasma (Agd) and maleic anhydride (Ma). Silane treatment was carried out by using immersion method, the Agd plasma was conducted using polymerization and lastly polypropylene grafted maleic anhydride by using melting approach. The SPFPP composite was prepared by using injection moulding with fiber content var­ied from 10-30wt%. The effect of interface enhancement on morphology, mechanical properties and water uptakes of SPFPP composites were then investigated by using FfIR, FESEM, tensile test and water absorption test. Overall, the outcome shows that aJl types of surface treatments had improved the interface of SPFPP composite, thus improving its tensile properties compared to the benchmark untreated SPFPP (Ut­SPFPP) composites and polypropylene. The 30wt% Ma-SPFPP composite shows the highest improvement in tensile properties with 58% and 27% increase in the respective Young's Modulus and tensile strength value compared to Ut-SPFPP composite, while 10wt% Ma-SPFPP composite shows the smallest reduction in elongation compared to Neat PP. On the other hand, the 30wt% Si-SPFPP composite shows the lowest water absorption with 20% reduction respective to Ut-SPFPP composite. In conclusion, the surface treatments have proven succesfull in enhancing the natural fiber-polymer in­terface and improve the tensile properties of SPFPP composite with Ma-SPFPP shows the highest improvement, foJlowed by Agd-SPFPP and Si-SPFPP composites.
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qualification_name Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.)
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author Wan Zahari, Wan Zubaidie
author_facet Wan Zahari, Wan Zubaidie
author_sort Wan Zahari, Wan Zubaidie
title The effect of surface treatment on composite interface, tensile properties and water absorption of suger palm fiber/polypropylene composites
title_short The effect of surface treatment on composite interface, tensile properties and water absorption of suger palm fiber/polypropylene composites
title_full The effect of surface treatment on composite interface, tensile properties and water absorption of suger palm fiber/polypropylene composites
title_fullStr The effect of surface treatment on composite interface, tensile properties and water absorption of suger palm fiber/polypropylene composites
title_full_unstemmed The effect of surface treatment on composite interface, tensile properties and water absorption of suger palm fiber/polypropylene composites
title_sort effect of surface treatment on composite interface, tensile properties and water absorption of suger palm fiber/polypropylene composites
granting_institution Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
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