Preparation and Characterization of Poly(lactic Acid)-based Composite Reinforced with Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Fiber and Nanosilica

BioResources

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 2269-2286

  Yee, Yin Y ^a   Ching, Yern Chee ^a   Rozali, Shaifulazuar ^a   Hashim, N Awanis ^a   Singh, Ramesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Nanosilica; OPEFB fiber; PLA; Reinforcement; Tensile properties; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITY; FIBERS; FILM PREPARATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FRUITS; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; LACTIC ACID; MOLECULES; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; PALM OIL; POLYMER FILMS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; SILICA; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIGHT TRANSMITTANCE; OIL PALM EMPTY FRUIT BUNCH; OIL PALM EMPTY FRUIT BUNCH (OPEFB); POLY LACTIC ACID; SOLVENT CASTING METHOD; UV VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; WATER VAPOR PERMEABILITY;

REINFORCEMENT;

CRYSTALLINITY; FIBERS; FRUITS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LACTIC ACID; MOLECULES;

EID: 84982867885     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15376/BIORES.11.1.2269-2286     Document Type: Article

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