EFFECT OF PROCESSING TECHNIQUES ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF OIL PALM EMPTY FRUIT BUNCH COMPOSITE

• Main Author: Mohd Yusniman b Yusof, Mohd Yusniman
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 2010
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/3805/1/Dissertation_Yusniman.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/3805/

Oil palm fibers have been extensively studied for the production of various composites, such as thermoplastic composites, particleboard, medium-density fibreboard, polymer-impregnated oil palm trunk, and thermoset composites. The empty fruit bunch of oil palm can be included as a reinforcement fiber...