Influence of fiber content on mechanical, morphological and thermal properties of kenaf fibers reinforced poly (vinyl chloride)/thermoplastic polyurethane poly-blend …

YA El-Shekeil, SM Sapuan, M Jawaid, OM Al-Shuja'a - Materials & Design, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Kenaf (Hibiscus Cannabinus) bast fiber reinforced poly (vinyl chloride)(PVC)/
thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) poly-blend was prepared by melt mixing method using …

A review of current development in natural fiber composites in automotive applications

MH Norhidayah, A Ariff, MY bin Yaakob… - Applied Mechanics …, 2014 - Trans Tech Publ
Nowadays, natural fiber is an interesting option and it is the most widely applied fiber in
composite technology. The natural fibers are used in most of the industries and are …

Effect of coir fiber loading on mechanical and morphological properties of oil palm fibers reinforced polypropylene composites

ES Zainudin, LH Yan, WH Haniffah… - Polymer …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Hybrid composites were fabricated by compounding process with varying the relative weight
fraction of oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) and coir fibers to assess the effect of …

[PDF][PDF] Tensile and compressive properties of hybrid carbon fiber/kenaf polymer composite

N Sapiai, A Jumahat, RN Hakim - Advances in Environmental …, 2014 - researchgate.net
Background: Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites have been used
extensively in automotive and marine industries due to their lightweight high-strength …

Adhesion and surface issues in biocomposites and bionanocomposites: a critical review

C Jose, MS Thomas, B Deepa, LA Pothan… - Reviews of Adhesion …, 2014 - raajournal.com
Biopolymers and biocomposites draw our attention in various applications due to their
versatile properties. However, the lack of good interfacial adhesion between the hydrophilic …

[图书][B] Improving the mechanical performance of wood fiber reinforced bio-based polyurethane foam

LC Chang - 2014 - search.proquest.com
Because of the environmental impact of fossil fuel consumption, soybean-based
polyurethane (PU) foam has been developed as an alternative to be used as the core in …

[PDF][PDF] Characterization of residue from EFB and kenaf core fibres in the liquefaction process

S Zakaria, R Roslan, UA Amran, CH Chia… - Sains …, 2014 - ukm.edu.my
Different type of fibers which is EFB and KC were liquefied in phenol with the presence of
sulphuric acid as a catalyst. The liquefied residue was characterized by using Fourier …

Influence of kenaf form and loading on the properties of kenaf‐filled polypropylene/waste tire dust composites: A comparison study

AL Pang, H Ismail - Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Kenaf (KNF)‐filled polypropylene/waste tire dust (PP/WTD) composites
containing different KNF loadings (0, 5, 10, 15, and 20 parts per hundred parts of resin (phr)) …

Evaluation of combined treatments of natural fibers: kenaf, abaca and oil palm fibers using micromechanical and SEM methods

S Sreenivasan, SA Ibraheem, S Sulaiman… - Advanced Materials …, 2014 - Trans Tech Publ
This paper presents the results of three different fibers, Kenaf (hibiscus cannabinus), oil
palm (Elaeis guineensis) and abaca (Musa textilis) which were treated using 5 different …

Experimental analysis of kenaf filament wound tubes under axial compression load

I Mokhtar, MY Yahya, AS Abd Kader… - Applied Mechanics …, 2014 - Trans Tech Publ
The objective of this study was to determine the strength of kenaf filament wound tubes
under axial compression load. Kenaf is natural reinforcement fibre in which need to explore …