Modification of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Fibers by Nanoparticle Impregnation and Alkali Treatment

Oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) fibers were impregnated by copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) through the cationization process as well as treated by alkali solutions. Mechanical properties of different single fibers were measured and analysed by the Weibull statistical distribution. The weak link scalin...

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Main Authors:	Chowdhury, M. N. K., Beg, M. D. H., Khan, Maksudur R., M. F., Fina
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Published:	Springer Netherlands 2013
Subjects:	TP Chemical technology
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spelling	ump-64712018-03-13T02:39:55Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6471/ Modification of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Fibers by Nanoparticle Impregnation and Alkali Treatment Chowdhury, M. N. K. Beg, M. D. H. Khan, Maksudur R. M. F., Fina TP Chemical technology Oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) fibers were impregnated by copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) through the cationization process as well as treated by alkali solutions. Mechanical properties of different single fibers were measured and analysed by the Weibull statistical distribution. The weak link scaling of Weibull analysis has provided valuable information to scale the strength of one EFB fiber to predict the strength of other one. The impregnation and interfacial interaction of CuNPs with fibers has been analysed by Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction study, field emission scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray study and thermogravimetric analysis. A significant increase in mechanical property of modified fibers with respect to the control ones has been observed. The crystallinity and thermal stability of the treated fibers were also found to be changed. These findings strongly suggest that CuNPs can be used as an effective reinforcing agent in natural fibers to improve their mechanical property and durability. Springer Netherlands 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6471/1/Modification_of_oil_palm_empty_fruit_bunch_fibers_by_nanoparticle_impregnation_and_alkali_treatment.pdf Chowdhury, M. N. K. and Beg, M. D. H. and Khan, Maksudur R. and M. F., Fina (2013) Modification of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Fibers by Nanoparticle Impregnation and Alkali Treatment. Cellulose, 20 (3). pp. 1477-1490. ISSN 0969-0239 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10570-013-9921-7 DOI: 10.1007/s10570-013-9921-7
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spellingShingle	TP Chemical technology Chowdhury, M. N. K. Beg, M. D. H. Khan, Maksudur R. M. F., Fina Modification of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Fibers by Nanoparticle Impregnation and Alkali Treatment
description	Oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) fibers were impregnated by copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) through the cationization process as well as treated by alkali solutions. Mechanical properties of different single fibers were measured and analysed by the Weibull statistical distribution. The weak link scaling of Weibull analysis has provided valuable information to scale the strength of one EFB fiber to predict the strength of other one. The impregnation and interfacial interaction of CuNPs with fibers has been analysed by Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction study, field emission scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray study and thermogravimetric analysis. A significant increase in mechanical property of modified fibers with respect to the control ones has been observed. The crystallinity and thermal stability of the treated fibers were also found to be changed. These findings strongly suggest that CuNPs can be used as an effective reinforcing agent in natural fibers to improve their mechanical property and durability.
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author	Chowdhury, M. N. K. Beg, M. D. H. Khan, Maksudur R. M. F., Fina
author_facet	Chowdhury, M. N. K. Beg, M. D. H. Khan, Maksudur R. M. F., Fina
author_sort	Chowdhury, M. N. K.
title	Modification of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Fibers by Nanoparticle Impregnation and Alkali Treatment
title_short	Modification of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Fibers by Nanoparticle Impregnation and Alkali Treatment
title_full	Modification of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Fibers by Nanoparticle Impregnation and Alkali Treatment
title_fullStr	Modification of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Fibers by Nanoparticle Impregnation and Alkali Treatment
title_full_unstemmed	Modification of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Fibers by Nanoparticle Impregnation and Alkali Treatment
title_sort	modification of oil palm empty fruit bunch fibers by nanoparticle impregnation and alkali treatment
publisher	Springer Netherlands
publishDate	2013
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Modification of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Fibers by Nanoparticle Impregnation and Alkali Treatment

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