dc.contributor.author | Siti Jamilah, Mohd Ariff | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-21T07:41:32Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-21T07:41:32Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-05 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/48280 | |
dc.description | Access is limited to UniMAP community. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | 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 process conditions
for optimum composite performance using Design of Experiment (DOE) approach.
Polypropylene composites containing bamboo fiber as filler with different content were
prepared by using Z-Blade mixer at different temperature and speed. Polypropylene is
modified using Maleic Anhydride Grafted Polypropylene (MAH-g-PP) with 5wt% of
filler loading. MAH-g-PP is also known as compatibilizer, used to improve the
interfacial bonding of hydrophilic natural filler with hydrophobic thermoplastic
polymer. The properties of polymer composites were studied through DOE to study the
effect of filler loading, speed and temperature. The addition of compatibilizer on the
short-term mechanical properties of PP/BF composites. Tensile test was carried out on
the PP/BF composite. The results shows addition of bamboo filler within PP decrease
the tensile properties. However, throughout the DOE analysis, it was found the
combination of compounding parameter had influence the short-term mechanical
properties of PP/BF composite. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) | en_US |
dc.subject | Composites | en_US |
dc.subject | Reinforced materials | en_US |
dc.subject | Natural fiber | en_US |
dc.subject | Filler | en_US |
dc.subject | Compounding process | en_US |
dc.title | Optimisation of Z-blade compounding process for enhanced composite performance | en_US |
dc.type | Learning Object | en_US |
dc.contributor.advisor | Dr Khairul Anwar Abdul Halim | en_US |
dc.publisher.department | School of Materials Engineering | en_US |