Effect of Steam Treatment on the Characteristics of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch and Its Biocomposite

Oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) has a big potential in biocomposite production. The porous surface of EFB is advantageous for physical interlocking with polymer in composite fabrication. The objective of this study is to determine the properties of biocomposite prepared from steam-treated EFB with...

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Autores principales:	Abdul Muttalib Bin Bujang, Noor Ida Amalina Binti Ahamad Nordin
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Publicado:	Department of Chemistry, Universitas Gadjah Mada 2020
Materias:	empty fruit bunch (efb) polypropylene (pp) biocomposite tensile strength water absorption Chemistry QD1-999
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:11ed042a622e4eca97933ce0ab896d942021-12-02T10:57:26ZEffect of Steam Treatment on the Characteristics of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch and Its Biocomposite1411-94202460-157810.22146/ijc.40906https://doaj.org/article/11ed042a622e4eca97933ce0ab896d942020-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/ijc/article/view/40906https://doaj.org/toc/1411-9420https://doaj.org/toc/2460-1578Oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) has a big potential in biocomposite production. The porous surface of EFB is advantageous for physical interlocking with polymer in composite fabrication. The objective of this study is to determine the properties of biocomposite prepared from steam-treated EFB with polypropylene (PP). The EFB was treated using steam at 120 °C for 30 min (Steam-30) and 60 min (Steam-60) in an autoclave. The biocomposite was prepared from EFB and PP at different fiber contents (10 and 30 wt.%). The Steam-30 EFB partially removed silica bodies and other impurities without damaging the surface of the EFB. The thermal stability improved from 276 to 283 °C. The Steam-30/PP biocomposite had the highest tensile strength at 10 and 30 wt.% EFB contents with the increments of 23.9 and 23.8%, respectively, compared to that of the untreated EFB/PP biocomposite. The Steam-30/PP biocomposite containing 30 wt.% of EFB had a low water absorption of 5.6% compared to that of the untreated EFB/PP biocomposite at 7.2%. In conclusion, steam treatment improved the characteristics of EFB and increased the compatibility between the fiber and polymer.Abdul Muttalib Bin BujangNoor Ida Amalina Binti Ahamad NordinDepartment of Chemistry, Universitas Gadjah Madaarticleempty fruit bunch (efb)polypropylene (pp)biocompositetensile strengthwater absorptionChemistryQD1-999ENIndonesian Journal of Chemistry, Vol 20, Iss 2, Pp 292-298 (2020)
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spellingShingle	empty fruit bunch (efb) polypropylene (pp) biocomposite tensile strength water absorption Chemistry QD1-999 Abdul Muttalib Bin Bujang Noor Ida Amalina Binti Ahamad Nordin Effect of Steam Treatment on the Characteristics of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch and Its Biocomposite
description	Oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) has a big potential in biocomposite production. The porous surface of EFB is advantageous for physical interlocking with polymer in composite fabrication. The objective of this study is to determine the properties of biocomposite prepared from steam-treated EFB with polypropylene (PP). The EFB was treated using steam at 120 °C for 30 min (Steam-30) and 60 min (Steam-60) in an autoclave. The biocomposite was prepared from EFB and PP at different fiber contents (10 and 30 wt.%). The Steam-30 EFB partially removed silica bodies and other impurities without damaging the surface of the EFB. The thermal stability improved from 276 to 283 °C. The Steam-30/PP biocomposite had the highest tensile strength at 10 and 30 wt.% EFB contents with the increments of 23.9 and 23.8%, respectively, compared to that of the untreated EFB/PP biocomposite. The Steam-30/PP biocomposite containing 30 wt.% of EFB had a low water absorption of 5.6% compared to that of the untreated EFB/PP biocomposite at 7.2%. In conclusion, steam treatment improved the characteristics of EFB and increased the compatibility between the fiber and polymer.
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author	Abdul Muttalib Bin Bujang Noor Ida Amalina Binti Ahamad Nordin
author_facet	Abdul Muttalib Bin Bujang Noor Ida Amalina Binti Ahamad Nordin
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title	Effect of Steam Treatment on the Characteristics of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch and Its Biocomposite
title_short	Effect of Steam Treatment on the Characteristics of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch and Its Biocomposite
title_full	Effect of Steam Treatment on the Characteristics of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch and Its Biocomposite
title_fullStr	Effect of Steam Treatment on the Characteristics of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch and Its Biocomposite
title_full_unstemmed	Effect of Steam Treatment on the Characteristics of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch and Its Biocomposite
title_sort	effect of steam treatment on the characteristics of oil palm empty fruit bunch and its biocomposite
publisher	Department of Chemistry, Universitas Gadjah Mada
publishDate	2020
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Effect of Steam Treatment on the Characteristics of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch and Its Biocomposite

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