Papers by Keyword: Palm Slag

Abstract: This paper presents the characteristic and morphology of palm waste (palm slag and palm ash) filled thermoplastic (high density polyethylene (HDPE) and recycled HDPE) composites. Two different particle sizes were used which are in the range from 150 μm to 300 μm defined as coarse and less than 75 μm defined as fine. The palm waste of HDPE and recycled HDPE with 8 different types of sample were prepared using a twin screw extruder with 10 % of filler loading was chosen to produce the composite. The XRF result indicated that palm slag has higher SiO₂, but lower CaO content as compared to palm ash. Median particle size analysis showed that fine size palm ash demonstrated lowest d₅₀ and coarse size palm slag showed a comparable value of d₅₀ with coarse size palm ash. The scanning electron microscopy studies showed that coarse size palm slag illustrated better matrix interaction with HDPE and recycled HDPE. The overall result indicated that coarse size palm slag shows comparable characteristic and morphology compared with fine size palm ash in HDPE and recycled HDPE composite.

Abstract: The effects of palm waste (palm slag and palm ash) filled thermoplastic (high density polyethylene (HDPE) and recycled HDPE (rHDPE)) composites on dynamic mechanical analysis were examined. Two different particle size (150 μm – 300 μm) as coarse size and (≤ 75 μm) as fine size were used in this study. The palm waste of HDPE and rHDPE with 8 different types of sample were prepared using a twin screw extruder. 10 % of filler loading was chosen to produce the composite. The DMA result indicated that the fine size palm ash and coarse size palm slag have highest storage modulus incorporated with rHDPE composite meanwhile the effect of palm slag incorporated with HDPE also shown the similar findings as palm ash incorporated with HDPE. The loss modulus indicated that the coarse size of palm slag shows the lowest value and virgin HDPE gained the highest value after 90 °C in HDPE composite meanwhile fine size of palm ash and coarse size of palm slag both indicates the highest value when incorporated with rHDPE composite. For tan δ there are no significant differences recorded between the palm waste filled HDPE composite where virgin HDPE show the highest value. Meanwhile coarse size palm slag composite recorded the nearly identical tan δ value of rHDPE as the highest filled rHDPE composite. Conclusively, fine size palm ash and coarse size palm slag show the better viscoelastic properties in rHDPE composite.

Abstract: The development of asbestos free brake pad composites using different fillers was investigated with a intention to substitute asbestos which is known hazardous and carcinogenic. Mechanical and morphology studies were made to clarify the mechanism for compressive strength, hardness and wear rate behavior of different filler of brake pad which were prepared by compression molding of mixture of filler (palm slag, calcium carbonate and dolomite) with phenolic as binder, metal fiber as reinforcement, graphite as lubricant and alumina as abrasive. The result showed that palm slag has significant potential to use as filler material in brake pad composite. The wear rate of palm slag composite was comparable with the conventional asbestos based brake pad. The result also supported by SEM micrograph.

Abstract: Brake pads are important safety devices in vehicles. An effort to avoid the use of asbestos in brake pads has led to the development of asbestos-free brake pads that incorporate various organic and inorganic fillers. Palm slag as a filler in brake pads was investigated in this paper. Different processing pressures were employed during production of samples through compression molding. The properties examined included hardness, compressive strength, and wear behavior. The results showed that brake pad samples prepared with 60 tons of compression pressure resulted in the most desirable properties. Hence, palm slag has its own potential for use as a filler in asbestos-free brake pads.

Abstract: The attractive performance-to-cost ratio associated with the incorporation of waste material in composite formulations used to produce brake pads has stimulated the idea of exploring the possible incorporation of additional waste materials in such formulations. Thus, the viability of adding palm slag to the composite formulation used in brake pads was investigated, and the results are reported in this paper. In addition, other fillers, such as calcium carbonate and dolomite, were used for comparative purposes. The properties examined included thermal properties, compressive strength, and wear behavior. The results showed that palm slag has significant potential for use as an alternative to the existing fillers in the composite formulations used to produce brake pads.