The Effect of Fiber Bleaching Treatment on the Properties of Poly(lactic acid)/Oil Palm Empty fruit Bunch Fiber Composites

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 14728-14742

  Marwah, Rayung ^a   Ibrahim, Nor Azowa ^a   Zainuddin, Norhazlin ^a   Saad, Wan Zuhainis ^a   Razak, Nur Inani Abdul ^a   Chieng, Buong Woei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bleaching treatment; Colorant; Composite; Fiber matrix interfacial adhesion; Hydrogen peroxide; OPEFB; PLA

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PALM OIL; POLYLACTIC ACID; BIOMATERIAL; LACTIC ACID; POLYMER; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; BLEACHING; DECOLORIZATION; FIBER; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; OIL PALM EMPTY FRUIT BUNCH FIBER; PROBABILITY; REFLECTOMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; THERMOSTABILITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; YOUNG MODULUS; CHEMISTRY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LACTIC ACID; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PLANT OILS; POLYMERS; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84925835421     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms150814728     Document Type: Article

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