Physico-mechanical, chemical composition, thermal degradation and crystallinity of oil palm empty fruit bunch, kenaf and polypropylene fibres: a comparatives study
The physico-mechanical and chemical properties of enzyme retting kenaf and shredded empty fruit bunch of oil palm fibres (EFB) were analyzed by chemical extraction, microscopic, spectroscopic, thermal and X-ray diffraction method. Polypropylene (PP), a petroleum based fibre, was also included to c...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2018
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Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12072/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12072/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12072/1/UKM%20SAINSMalaysiana%2047%2804%29Apr%202018%2024.pdf |