Tensile properties of kenaf fiber due to various conditions of chemical fiber surface modifications

• Main Authors: Mahjoub, Reza, Mohamad Yatim, Jamaludin, Mohd. Sam, Abdul Rahman, Hashemi, Sayed Hamid
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2014
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/62828/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.01.036

Nowadays, due to environmental concerns and financial problems of synthetic fibers, natural fibers or bio-fibers are interesting to be used as reinforcement fibers in polymer composites for structural elements and construction materials. Chemical surface modification method is a well-known method to...