Effects of Milling Methods on Tensile Properties of Polypropylene/ Oil Palm Mesocarp Fibre Biocomposite

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of milling methods on tensile properties of polypropylene (PP) / oil palm mesocarp fibre (OPMF) biocomposites. Two types of mills were used; Wiley mill (WM) and disc mill (DM). Ground OPMF from each milling process was examined for its particle...

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Main Authors:	N. I. A.A, Nordin, H., Ariffin, M. A., Hasan, N. A., Ibrahim, Yoshihito, Shirai, Y., Andou
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Published:	Universiti Putra Malaysia 2015
Subjects:	TP Chemical technology
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spelling	ump-93482015-06-23T05:25:38Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/9348/ Effects of Milling Methods on Tensile Properties of Polypropylene/ Oil Palm Mesocarp Fibre Biocomposite N. I. A.A, Nordin H., Ariffin M. A., Hasan N. A., Ibrahim Yoshihito, Shirai Y., Andou TP Chemical technology The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of milling methods on tensile properties of polypropylene (PP) / oil palm mesocarp fibre (OPMF) biocomposites. Two types of mills were used; Wiley mill (WM) and disc mill (DM). Ground OPMF from each milling process was examined for its particle size distribution and aspect ratio by sieve and microscopic analyses, respectively. Results showed that DM-OPMF had smaller diameter fibre with uniform particle size compared to the WM-OPMF. Surface morphology study by SEM showed that DM-OPMF had rougher surface compared to WM-OPMF. Furthermore, it was found that PP/DM-OPMF biocomposite had higher tensile strength compared to PP/WM-OPMF, with almost two-fold. Thus, it is suggested that small diameter and uniform size fibre may improve stress transfer and surface contact between the fibre and polymer matrix and cause welldispersion of filler throughout the polymer resulted in better tensile strength of PP/DM-OPMF compared to PP/WM-OPMF biocomposite. Overall, it can be concluded that disc milling could serve as a simple and effective grinding method for improving the tensile properties of biocomposite. Universiti Putra Malaysia 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/9348/1/Effects%20of%20Milling%20Methods%20on%20Tensile%20Properties%20of%20Polypropylene-%20Oil%20Palm%20Mesocarp%20Fibre%20Biocomposite.pdf N. I. A.A, Nordin and H., Ariffin and M. A., Hasan and N. A., Ibrahim and Yoshihito, Shirai and Y., Andou (2015) Effects of Milling Methods on Tensile Properties of Polypropylene/ Oil Palm Mesocarp Fibre Biocomposite. Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology (JST), 23 (2). pp. 325-337. ISSN 0128-7680 http://journals-jd.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JST%20Vol.%2023%20(2)%20Jul.%202015/13%20JST-0521-2014%20Cafei%20Rev1.pdf
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description	The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of milling methods on tensile properties of polypropylene (PP) / oil palm mesocarp fibre (OPMF) biocomposites. Two types of mills were used; Wiley mill (WM) and disc mill (DM). Ground OPMF from each milling process was examined for its particle size distribution and aspect ratio by sieve and microscopic analyses, respectively. Results showed that DM-OPMF had smaller diameter fibre with uniform particle size compared to the WM-OPMF. Surface morphology study by SEM showed that DM-OPMF had rougher surface compared to WM-OPMF. Furthermore, it was found that PP/DM-OPMF biocomposite had higher tensile strength compared to PP/WM-OPMF, with almost two-fold. Thus, it is suggested that small diameter and uniform size fibre may improve stress transfer and surface contact between the fibre and polymer matrix and cause welldispersion of filler throughout the polymer resulted in better tensile strength of PP/DM-OPMF compared to PP/WM-OPMF biocomposite. Overall, it can be concluded that disc milling could serve as a simple and effective grinding method for improving the tensile properties of biocomposite.
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author	N. I. A.A, Nordin H., Ariffin M. A., Hasan N. A., Ibrahim Yoshihito, Shirai Y., Andou
author_facet	N. I. A.A, Nordin H., Ariffin M. A., Hasan N. A., Ibrahim Yoshihito, Shirai Y., Andou
author_sort	N. I. A.A, Nordin
title	Effects of Milling Methods on Tensile Properties of Polypropylene/ Oil Palm Mesocarp Fibre Biocomposite
title_short	Effects of Milling Methods on Tensile Properties of Polypropylene/ Oil Palm Mesocarp Fibre Biocomposite
title_full	Effects of Milling Methods on Tensile Properties of Polypropylene/ Oil Palm Mesocarp Fibre Biocomposite
title_fullStr	Effects of Milling Methods on Tensile Properties of Polypropylene/ Oil Palm Mesocarp Fibre Biocomposite
title_full_unstemmed	Effects of Milling Methods on Tensile Properties of Polypropylene/ Oil Palm Mesocarp Fibre Biocomposite
title_sort	effects of milling methods on tensile properties of polypropylene/ oil palm mesocarp fibre biocomposite
publisher	Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate	2015
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Effects of Milling Methods on Tensile Properties of Polypropylene/ Oil Palm Mesocarp Fibre Biocomposite

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