| dc.contributor.author | Tan, Soo Jin | |
| dc.contributor.author | Supri, Abdul Ghani, Dr. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Teh, Pei Leng | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-10-30T04:03:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-10-30T04:03:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-10-16 | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-967-5760-03-7 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/123456789/21569 | |
| dc.description | International Postgraduate Conference On Engineering (IPCE 2010), 16th - 17th October 2010 organized by Centre for Graduate Studies, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) at School of Mechatronic Engineering, Pauh Putra Campus, Perlis, Malaysia. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The effect of chemical modification on the mechanical properties of low density polyethylene/natural rubber/water hyacinth fiber composites was investigated. The chemical use to modify water hyacinth fibers were polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). LDPE/NR/WHF composites with different chemically modified water hyacinth fibers content were prepared with Z-blade mixer at 1800 C and rotor speed of 50 rpm. The tensile strength of the composites increased while the filler loading increased. As more fibers were added to the composites, it caused a significant decreased in tensile strength. LDPE/NR/WHF-PMMA composites had a higher tensile strength, better filler-matrix adhesion, as compared to LDPE/NR/WHF-PVA composites. Moreover, Young’s modulus was greatly increased while elongation at break was reduced as filler loading increased in LDPE/NR/WHF-PMMA composites compared with LDPE/NR/WHF-PVA composites. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Conference on Engineering (IPCE 2010) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Low density polyethylene | en_US |
| dc.subject | Water hyacinth fibers | en_US |
| dc.subject | Polyvinyl alcohol | en_US |
| dc.subject | Polymethyl methacrylate | en_US |
| dc.title | Effect of chemical modified water hyacinth fiber with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) synthetic on mechanical properties of LDPE/NR/WHF composites | en_US |
| dc.type | Working Paper | en_US |
| dc.publisher.department | Centre for Graduate Studies | en_US |
| dc.contributor.url | tansoojin@yahoo.com | en_US |
| dc.contributor.url | supri@unimap.edu.my | en_US |
