| Summary: | Composite of cellulose based of palm fiber (Livistona rotundifolia)
have the opportunity to be developed in Indonesia because it has high fiber
content in the leaves. Palm leaf fiber are obtained by dekortikasi handtools. The
research was conducted along with the target of FAO i.e. IYNF 2009 for rapid
advancement of the use of natural fiber. To get better physical and mechanical
properties of the palm leaf fibers it is necessary to treat using alkali (NaOH), to
remove impuritis that have poor mechanical properties as wax, oil, pectin, lignin
and so forth, to make fiber more hidrophobic.
In NaOH solution of 0, 2, 4, 3
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