Effect of oil palm ash on the mechanical and thermal properties of unsaturated polyester composites

Sahari, Japar and Maleque, Md. Abdul (2016) Effect of oil palm ash on the mechanical and thermal properties of unsaturated polyester composites. e-Polymers, 16 (4). pp. 323-329. ISSN 1618-7229

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Abstract

This research was carried out to evaluate the effect of oil palm ash (OPA) on the mechanical and thermal properties of biocomposites. Different compositions of OPA (i.e. 0, 10, 20 and 30 vol%) were introduced to unsaturated polyester (UPE) by using simple casting method with methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKP) as a hardener. The specimens were prepared based on ASTM D5083 standards for tensile testing. From the results, it was found that the mechanical properties of UPE/OPA composites were improved in modulus with increasing the OPA content. The physical properties of UPE/OPA were also investigated where the density of biocomposites decrease with increasing OPA while the water absorption of UPE/OPA increase with increasing OPA. The thermal and morphological characterization of the UPE/OPA composites have been done using TGA, DSC and SEM.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	6103/56417
Uncontrolled Keywords:	biocomposites; mechanical; oil palm ash (OPA); thermal; unsaturated polyester (UPE)
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > TA401 Materials of engineering and construction
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering
Depositing User:	Prof Dr. Md Abdul Maleque
Date Deposited:	11 Apr 2017 15:55
Last Modified:	14 Jul 2017 13:33
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/56417

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