Effect of alkali treatment on interfacial and mechanical properties of kenaf fibre reinforced epoxy unidirectional composites

• Main Authors: Ren, Zilong, Wang, Chunhong, Zuo, Qi, Yousfani, Sheraz Hussain Siddique, Noor Intan Saffinaz Anuar,, Sarani Zakaria,, Liu, Xiaoling
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13066/1/20%20Zilong%20Ren.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13066/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid48bil1_2019/KandunganJilid48Bil1_2019.html

Kenaf fibres demonstrate enormous potential in fibre reinforced composites with the excellent performance and environmental benefits. In this work, kenaf fibres were treated with NaOH at the concentrations of 1%, 2%, and 3%. Effects of the alkaline treatments on the mechanical properties of fibre an...