Improvement on Mechanical and Dynamic Properties of Palm Fiber/PLA Composites by Fiber Treatment

Mohamed Nasrul Mohamed Hatta; Nagata Kenji

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1087.355

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Improvement on Mechanical and Dynamic Properties of Palm Fiber/PLA Composites by Fiber Treatment

Abstract:

In this work, palm fiber reinforced polylactic acid composites were fabricated by hot-compress. The palm fibers were treated by γ-aminopropyl trimethoxysilane (APS) and coated with polylactic acid (PLA) in varied percentage (5%, 10% and 15%). The treatment reaction was analyzed by FTIR and the effect of fiber treatment on the flexural and dynamic mechanical properties of oil palm empty fruit bunch/polylactic acid (OPEFB/PL) composites were examined. The flexural properties of composites were increased with increasing of fiber coating and improved by introduction of APS. It was also observed that the APS treated fibers had improved the dynamic mechanical properties of the composites respectively.