Effect of benzoyl treatment on the performance of sugar palm/kenaf fiber-reinforced polypropylene hybrid composites

• Main Authors: Shaharuddin, Mohd Izwan, Salit, Mohd Sapuan, Mohamed Yusoff, Mohd Zuhri, Muhamed, A. R.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96864/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96864/; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00405175211043248

The main purpose of this work is to investigate the effect of benzoyl treatment on the performance of sugar palm/kenaf fiber-reinforced polypropylene hybrid composites. Water absorption tests were carried out to confirm the effect of benzoylation treatment toward fabricating a more hydrophobic behav...