Oil Palm Frond as an Alternative Material to Reinforce the Fiber Brick

Abstract:

Oil palm frond was utilized as a fiber biomass material for investigating the strength of the fiber bricks. This research aimed to enhance the potential of oil palm frond utilization to produce bio-fiber brick. It was developed as a composite material to be a choice for industrial construction, decorative interior, or others relevant. Plaster of Paris was identified as a binder of oil palm frond bricks. The oil palm frond, mixed with the plaster of Paris, was tested with three variable ratios of 0.5:0.5, 0.4:0.6, and 0.3:0.7 for brick production. In the performed tests and examinations, the characteristic properties of oil palm frond size, density, and compressive strength were analyzed. The results showed that the oil palm frond can be used to reinforce the fiber brick. It can increased the quality of plaster of Paris bricks of light weight, high modulus, high specific strength, and high fracture toughness depending on OPF size, raw material ratios, and binding.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 851)
• Pages: 852-857
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.851.852
• Online since: August 2016
• Authors: Arrisa Sopajarn*, Panumas Suybangdum
• Keywords: Biomaterial, Composite Material, Lightweight Brick, Oil Palm Frond

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