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JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Volume 19, Issue 1, Pages 106-109Publisher
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DOI: 10.1007/s10924-010-0203-2
Keywords
Composite materials; Polymers; Hybrid; Water absorption; Thickness swelling
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- Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang [1001/PTEKIND/841020]
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In this research, hybrid composite materials were prepared from combination of oil palm Empty fruit bunches (EFB) fibre and jute fibre as reinforcement, epoxy as polymer matrix. This study intended to investigate the effect of jute fiber hybridization and different layering pattern on the physical properties of oil palm EFB-Epoxy composites. Water absorption and thickness swelling test reveal that hybrid composite shows a moderate water absorption which is 11.20% for hybrid EFB/Jute/EFB composite and 6.08% for hybrid Jute/EFB/Jute composite. The thickness swelling and water absorption of the hybrid composites slightly increased as the layering pattern of hybrid composites changed. Hybrid composites are more water resistance and dimensional stable compare to the pure EFB composites. This is attributed to the more hydrophilic nature of EFB composites. Hybridization of oil palm EFB composites with jute fibres can improve the dimensional stability and density of pure EFB and Jute fibre reinforced composites has higher density of 1.2 g/cm(3) compared to all other composites.
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