The effect of fiber milling on mechanical properties of polypropylene reinforced oil palm mesocarp fiber biocomposite

• Main Authors: Ahamad Nordin, Noor Ida Amalina, Ariffin, Hidayah, Hassan, Mohd Ali, Andou, Yoshito, Shirai, Yoshihito, Nishida, Haruo
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2012
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50677/1/_TechnicalPapers_CAFEi2012_153.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50677/; http://cafei.upm.edu.my/download.php?filename=/TechnicalPapers/CAFEi2012_153.pdf

Oil palm mesocarp fiber (OPMF) is biomass residue abundantly available at palm oil mill. Being a lignocellulose, it can be used as reinforce material in biocomposite. In this study, the effect of OPMF milling on the mechanical properties of polypropylene (PP)/OPMF biocomposite was studied. Two types...