Acoustical, thermal, and morphological properties of zein reinforced oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber bio-composites

• Main Authors: Elammaran, Jayamani, Sinin, Hamdan, Soon, Kok Heng, Md Rezaur, Rahman, Muhammad Khusairy, Bin Bakri
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
• Subjects: GE Environmental Sciences; TS Manufactures
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13888/1/Acoustical.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13888/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84981714762&partnerID=40&md5=af2cb155d81272a0115d9e62c5bc652e

In this research, biodegradable composites were prepared with zein as a polymer matrix and oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) as fiber reinforcement. The fibers were treated with sodium hydroxide (NaOH). The effects of sodium hydroxide treatment on sound absorption, thermal stability, and fiber-poly...