Effect of chemically treated kenaf fibre on mechanical and thermal properties of PLA composites prepared through fused deposition modeling (FDM)

• Main Authors: Jamadi, Aida Haryati, Razali, Nadlene, Petru, Michal, Mohammad Taha, Mastura, Muhammad, Noryani, Rushdan, Ahmad Ilyas
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2021
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94426/1/AhmadIlyasRushdan2021_EffectofChemicallyTreatedKenaf.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94426/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13193299

Natural fibre as a reinforcing agent has been widely used in many industries in this era. However, the reinforcing agent devotes a better strength when embedded with a polymer matrix. Nevertheless, the characteristic of natural fibre and polymer matrix are in contrast, as natural fibre is hydrophili...