Browsing by Subject "Natural fiber"
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Development and characterisation of hybrid napier/glass fibre reinforced epoxy composites
Owing to serious environmental concerns in recent years, researchers have been driven to investigate the use of sustainable materials as a substitute for common polymer composites manufactured with synthetic fibres, such ... -
Effect of Hygrothermal ageing on mechanical properties, swelling behavior and morphology of wood powder filled Low-density Polyethylene (LDPE)
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Materials Engineering, 2008-05)Effect of hygrothermal ageing on mechanical properties, swelling behavior and morphology of wood powder filled LDPE with different filler loading and addition of coupling agent was investigated and compared with each other. ... -
Effect of Maleic Anyhride modified Polyproplene (Ppmah) on thermal properties of Polyproplene Recycled Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber/Banana skin powder (BSP)
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2014-06)In the mainstream, the demand for plastic-based products has increased drastically over time. Therefore research has discovered a substance that can reduce our dependence on plastic-based items. Polymer composites is latest ... -
Effect of particle size on rate sensitivity properties of sawdust reinforced Polyproplene (PP) composites under wide range of strain rates
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Materials Engineering, 2016-06)Particle size of natural fillers and strain rate can affect the mechanical properties of composite materials. However, there is limited research was done regarding on sawdust reinforced thermoplastic polymer under wide ... -
Effect of winding angles on the epoxy/kenaf/glass fiber hybrid composite by filament winding process
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)The study on the effect of winding angle on the mechanical properties of the kenaf/glass fiber epoxy hybrid composite was successfully conducted. In this paper, epoxy matrix, kenaf and glass fiber were selected as the raw ... -
The effects of coconut husk fiber versus coconut shell powder in thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) composites
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Materials Engineering, 2016-06)Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) is one of the thermoplastic where can be enhanced the characteristics by adding filler. TPU have been used in a wide variety of industries fields. This research describes the effect of ... -
Hy-KeFREC: high performance of hybrid natural fiber reinforced composites
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 2015-04-17)Hy-KeFREC is a novel hybrid kenaf/glass fiber rainforced pultruded composite which could be used as a alternative material to conventional glass fiber composites, aluminium and steel in various light weight structural ... -
Improvement of fire retardant properties of natural fiber used in noise adsorbtion panel by synthetic additives
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Environmental Engineering, 2015-06)Fire safety has become an issue in our country. We continue to use flammable products like plastics and wooden furniture without knowing the actual risk. Thus, fire resistant materials are widely implemented, but still, ... -
Influence of chemical treatment on surface morphology of natural fiber
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchools of Materials Engineering, 2008-04)The interest in using natural fibers in composites has increased in recent years due their lightweight, non-abrasive, combustible, non-toxic, low cost and biodegradable properties. However, lack of good interfacial adhesion, ... -
Natural Fiber Filament Wound Composites: A Review
(EDP Sciences, 2017-02)In recent development, natural fibers have attracted the interest of engineers, researchers, professionals and scientists all over the world as an alternative reinforcement for fiber reinforced polymer composites. This is ... -
Optimisation of Z-blade compounding process for enhanced composite performance
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Materials Engineering, 2016-05)Reinforced materials used in composite are developed by replacing the conventional filler with natural fiber such as sisal, flax, bamboo and banana. This research was carried out to investigate the effect of the compounding ... -
A potential of corncob powder as filler in thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) composites
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Materials Engineering, 2016-06)Thermoplastic polyurethane(TPU) have been utilized as a matrix filled with corncob fibers. Thermoplastic polyurethane have been used in broad assortment industries and for many purpose like automotive, medical and etc. ... -
Preparation and characterization of pineapple leaf fiber filled thermoplastic polyurethane composite
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Materials Engineering, 2016-06)In this paper, the effect of addition the natural fiber as filler in thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) has been determined. The pineapple leaf fiber reinforced with thermoplastic polyurethane has been developed by ...