Enhanced Rigidity of Natural Polymer Composite Developed from Oil Palm Decanter Cake
A natural polymer composite (NPC) was developed from a palm decanter cake (OPDC), and its properties were determined. Oil palm decanter cake natural polymer composite (OPDC-NPC) samples were produced at different ratios of polypropylene (PP) and OPDC before being subjected to flexural, tensile, and...
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| author | Muhammad Aqif Adam Alawi Sulaiman Che Mohd Som Said Ayub Md Som Meisam Tabatabaei |
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| description | A natural polymer composite (NPC) was developed from a palm decanter cake (OPDC), and its properties were determined. Oil palm decanter cake natural polymer composite (OPDC-NPC) samples were produced at different ratios of polypropylene (PP) and OPDC before being subjected to flexural, tensile, and water absorption tests. The results showed that by increasing the OPDC content from 5 to 15%, the rigidity as represented by the flexural strength and tensile strength increased from 29 to 43 MPa and 12 to 21 MPa, respectively. However, the flexural modulus decreased from 2230 to 1365 MPa and the water absorption rate increased from 0.16 to 0.44% because of the hydrophilic nature of the OPDC material. The rigidity of OPDC-NPC can thus be improved by increasing the OPDC content from 5 to 15%. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a11381a5d162443789f23a0dcb7298482022-12-22T00:29:43ZengNorth Carolina State UniversityBioResources1930-21261930-21262014-12-0110193294210.15376/biores.10.1.932-942Enhanced Rigidity of Natural Polymer Composite Developed from Oil Palm Decanter CakeMuhammad Aqif Adam0Alawi Sulaiman1Che Mohd Som Said2Ayub Md Som3Meisam Tabatabaei4Tropical Agro-Biomass Research, Faculty of Plantation and Agrotechnology, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Malaysia; MalaysiaTropical Agro-Biomass Research, Faculty of Plantation and Agrotechnology, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Malaysia; MalaysiaUniversiti Teknologi MARA; MalaysiaUniversiti Teknologi MARA; MalaysiaAgricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran; Iran, Islamic Republic OfA natural polymer composite (NPC) was developed from a palm decanter cake (OPDC), and its properties were determined. Oil palm decanter cake natural polymer composite (OPDC-NPC) samples were produced at different ratios of polypropylene (PP) and OPDC before being subjected to flexural, tensile, and water absorption tests. The results showed that by increasing the OPDC content from 5 to 15%, the rigidity as represented by the flexural strength and tensile strength increased from 29 to 43 MPa and 12 to 21 MPa, respectively. However, the flexural modulus decreased from 2230 to 1365 MPa and the water absorption rate increased from 0.16 to 0.44% because of the hydrophilic nature of the OPDC material. The rigidity of OPDC-NPC can thus be improved by increasing the OPDC content from 5 to 15%.http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_10_1_932_Adam_Rigidity_Natural_Polymer_CompositeOil palm decanter cake (OPDC)Natural fiber contentPolypropylene (PP)Palm biomasNatural polymer composite (NPC) |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Aqif Adam Alawi Sulaiman Che Mohd Som Said Ayub Md Som Meisam Tabatabaei Enhanced Rigidity of Natural Polymer Composite Developed from Oil Palm Decanter Cake BioResources Oil palm decanter cake (OPDC) Natural fiber content Polypropylene (PP) Palm biomas Natural polymer composite (NPC) |
| title | Enhanced Rigidity of Natural Polymer Composite Developed from Oil Palm Decanter Cake |
| title_full | Enhanced Rigidity of Natural Polymer Composite Developed from Oil Palm Decanter Cake |
| title_fullStr | Enhanced Rigidity of Natural Polymer Composite Developed from Oil Palm Decanter Cake |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhanced Rigidity of Natural Polymer Composite Developed from Oil Palm Decanter Cake |
| title_short | Enhanced Rigidity of Natural Polymer Composite Developed from Oil Palm Decanter Cake |
| title_sort | enhanced rigidity of natural polymer composite developed from oil palm decanter cake |
| topic | Oil palm decanter cake (OPDC) Natural fiber content Polypropylene (PP) Palm biomas Natural polymer composite (NPC) |
| url | http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_10_1_932_Adam_Rigidity_Natural_Polymer_Composite |
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