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The effect of flame retardant additive on the properties of kenaf/polyurethane foam composite

Master of Science in Materials Engineering

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Main Author: Nur Suhaili, Mohd Soberi
Other Authors: Rozyanty, Rahman, Dr.
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) 2018
Subjects:
Foamed materials
Polyurethanes
Kenaf
Polyurethane foam (PUF)
Fibers
Kenaf fibers
Composites
Natural fiber
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/78212
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spelling my.unimap-782122023-03-23T07:22:36Z The effect of flame retardant additive on the properties of kenaf/polyurethane foam composite Nur Suhaili, Mohd Soberi Rozyanty, Rahman, Dr. Foamed materials Polyurethanes Kenaf Polyurethane foam (PUF) Fibers Kenaf fibers Composites Natural fiber Master of Science in Materials Engineering This research is mainly focused on the preparation and characterization of polyurethane foam (PUF) with the addition of kenaf fiber and flame retardants, which are expandable graphite (EG) and aluminum hydroxide (ATH). Kenaf core fiber was ground into 63 μm in size and was used as the natural filler in the PUF at different amount which are 1, 3, 5 and 7 wt%. Various amount of EG (5, 10 and 15 wt%) and ATH (2, 4 and 6 wt%) was incorporated into the PUF. EG was milled for 1 hour and 30 minutes in a ball mill machine which in turn produces EG particles with 100 μm in size. The composites were prepared by the mixture of palm oil based polyol and isocyanate with the ratio of 1:1.1. The PUF composites were prepared through mixing process by using a mechanical stirrer with 2000 rpm speed. The effect of different amount of filler loading and flame retardant on the PUF was studied to determine the rising time, density, compression properties, flammability behavior, thermal analysis and morphological studies. From the results obtained, it showed that PUF filled with kenaf fiber takes shorter rise time compared to the PUF filled with flame retardants. While, density values were increased with the increasing amount of filler and flame retardant into the PUF matrix. For mechanical study, compression strength and modulus of the PUF composites was reduced as the amount of kenaf fiber and flame retardants were increased. The mechanical strength was improved for PUF/15EG and PUF/KF/15EG due to the large surface area provided by the pulverized EG particles. Based on LOI and flammability test, it was recorded that PUF with the highest amount of flame retardants and with the presence of kenaf fiber (PUF/KF/6ATH/15EG) shows excellent flame retardancy properties. 2018 2023-03-23T07:18:27Z 2023-03-23T07:18:27Z Thesis http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/78212 en Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) School of Materials Engineering
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language English
topic Foamed materials
Polyurethanes
Kenaf
Polyurethane foam (PUF)
Fibers
Kenaf fibers
Composites
Natural fiber
spellingShingle Foamed materials
Polyurethanes
Kenaf
Polyurethane foam (PUF)
Fibers
Kenaf fibers
Composites
Natural fiber
Nur Suhaili, Mohd Soberi
The effect of flame retardant additive on the properties of kenaf/polyurethane foam composite
description Master of Science in Materials Engineering
author2 Rozyanty, Rahman, Dr.
author_facet Rozyanty, Rahman, Dr.
Nur Suhaili, Mohd Soberi
format Thesis
author Nur Suhaili, Mohd Soberi
author_sort Nur Suhaili, Mohd Soberi
title The effect of flame retardant additive on the properties of kenaf/polyurethane foam composite
title_short The effect of flame retardant additive on the properties of kenaf/polyurethane foam composite
title_full The effect of flame retardant additive on the properties of kenaf/polyurethane foam composite
title_fullStr The effect of flame retardant additive on the properties of kenaf/polyurethane foam composite
title_full_unstemmed The effect of flame retardant additive on the properties of kenaf/polyurethane foam composite
title_sort effect of flame retardant additive on the properties of kenaf/polyurethane foam composite
publisher Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
publishDate 2018
url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/78212
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