Effect of kenaf and EFB fiber hybridization on physical and thermo-mechanical properties of PLA biocomposites

• Main Authors: Islam, Md. Saiful, Ramli, Irmawati, Hasan, M. R., Islam, Md. Moynul, Islam, Kh. Nurul, Hasan, Mahbub, Harmaen, Ahmad Saffian
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61573/1/Effect%20of%20kenaf%20and%20EFB%20fiber%20hybridization%20on%20physical%20and%20thermo-mechanical%20properties%20of%20PLA%20biocomposites.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61573/; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12221-017-6208-x

Kenaf/empty fruit bunch/polylactic acid (kenaf/EFB/PLA) hybrid biocomposites were prepared using hot press technique. The ratio of fiber to polylactic acid was set at 60:40 with 1:1 ratio between kenaf and empty fruit bunch fibers. Physical, mechanical and thermal properties of hybrid biocomposites...