Fabrication and testing of bagasse particle reinforced biocomposite
Bagasse is the residue of sugar cane after the juice extraction process. With the increase in sugar cane plantation due to the demands of sugar milling industry, bagasse is also produced in large quantity. Rather than allowing this large amount of bagasse to go to waste, it is more rational to ma...
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| Language: | English English |
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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS
2010
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/4581/1/Selvam%20%2824%20pgs%29.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/4581/4/RAJIV.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/4581/ |
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| Summary: | Bagasse is the residue of sugar cane after the juice extraction process. With the
increase in sugar cane plantation due to the demands of sugar milling industry,
bagasse is also produced in large quantity. Rather than allowing this large amount of
bagasse to go to waste, it is more rational to make good use of this material. In this
study, the potential of bagasse to be used as biocomposite’s reinforcement material is
analyzed. This is done by analyzing the mechanical properties of the composite. The
effect of particle weight fraction towards the mechanical properties of the composite
is also analyzed and discussed. To obtain the mechanical properties data of the
composite, three mechanical tests were carried out in accordance with ASTM
standards. The tensile strength and Young’s modulus value increases with increasing
bagasse particle weight fraction. However, the flexural strength and hardness value
decreases with increasing bagasse particle weight fraction. The overall outcome is
satisfactory as the objective of this study is achieved. There are still a few
improvements that can be applied to improve the mechanical properties of the
bagasse biocomposite. |
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