Breaking barriers for a green future: A comprehensive study on pre-treatment techniques for empty fruit bunches in the bio-based economy

A Javanmard, WMAW Daud, MFA Patah… - Process Safety and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This review article provides a comprehensive summary of the chemical and biological
approaches for pretreating empty fruit bunches (EFBs), a byproduct of the palm oil industry …

Effect of microwave assisted alkali pretreatment and other pretreatment methods on some properties of bamboo fibre reinforced cement composites

AB Akinyemi, ET Omoniyi, G Onuzulike - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effectiveness of microwave irradiation pre-treatment in
combination with sodium hydroxide and other pretreatment methods on bamboo fiber …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of tile powder used as a cementitious material on the mechanical properties of concrete

N Bheel, RA Abbasi, S Sohu… - … & Applied Science …, 2019 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
This study was undertaken to reduce the usage of cement in concrete where different
proportions of tile powder as cement replacement were used. Since in the manufacture of …

Response of coir fibre reinforced cement composites to water repellent chemical additive and microwave accelerated curing

BA Akinyemi, A Bamidele, E Joel - Cellulose, 2019 - Springer
The present investigation deals with performance of coir fibre reinforced cement boards
subjected to matrix modification by silane-based water repellent chemical additive and …

[PDF][PDF] Physical and mechanical properties of empty fruit bunch fibre-cement bonded fibreboard for sustainable retrofit building

ZA Akasah, H Dullah, N Soh, NA Anak - International Journal of …, 2019 - academia.edu
Cement bonded fibreboards have been extensively used mainly in the construction of
buildings in numerous countries. Most commonly used materials to fabricate the cement …

A review on the effects of sodium hydroxide pre-treated natural fibres on the surface morphology and sound absorption performance

SY Zakaria, EM Samsudin, HA Bakar… - AIP Conference …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Research on the utilization of natural fibres as sound absorption materials has shown
tremendous growth across the globe. The capabilities of natural fibre as the replacement …

Study on the Effect of Sodium Hydroxide Treatment on Surface Morphology and Tensile Properties of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch

WS Samsudin, HA Bakar - Recent Trends in Civil …, 2023 - publisher.uthm.edu.my
Commercial by-products, such as EFB fibre, might be utilised to make CBFB instead. To
determine the viability of adding EFB into Cement Bonded Fibreboard (CBFB), a It is …

Effects of Hot Water and NaOH Pretreatment on Fibre Diameter and Acoustic Properties of EFB Cement Board

AMM Najib, EM Samsudin - Recent Trends in Civil …, 2023 - publisher.uthm.edu.my
Residue and residual oil on oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) fibres must be removed using
appropriate pre-treatment before they can be utilised in the fabrication of EFB cement board …

To Study the Influence of Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) on the Mechanical Properties of Cement Board in Panelling

NA Kamaruddin, A bin Ja'afar - Progress in Engineering …, 2022 - penerbit.uthm.edu.my
The use of oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) fibre in organic composites has been
developed in order to displace the present material predominantly wood fibre. The …

The Hydration Rate of EFB-Cement Mixture Based on Different Sodium Hydroxide Concentrations

A Azhan, NMZN Soh - … Trends in Civil Engineering and Built …, 2023 - publisher.uthm.edu.my
One of Malaysia's most important crops is Oil Palm Empty Bunch Fiber (EFB). EFB is created
when palm oil is extracted from fresh fruit bunches. Waste management issues will arise as …