Effects of processing method, moisture content, and resin system on physical and mechanical properties of woven kenaf plant fiber composites

• Main Authors: Sharba, Mohaiman Jaffar, Salman, Suhad Dawood, Leman, Zulkiflle, Hameed Sultan, Mohamed Thariq, Ishak, Mohamad Ridzwan, Mohamed Ariff, Azmah Hanim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: North Carolina State University 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54105/1/Effects%20of%20processing%20method%2C%20moisture%20content%2C%20and%20resin%20system%20on%20physical%20.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54105/; http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_11_1_1466_Sharba_Processing_Method_Moisture_Content_Resin

Effects of the processing method, moisture content, and polymer type were evaluated relative to the physical and mechanical properties of composites based on natural plants. When kenaf was heated above the glass transition temperature of lignin, there was a reduction in moisture content by more than...