Mechanical and microstructural properties of hybrid bio-composites using microwaved coconut fibre and rice husk

Johar, Firdaus and Ariff, Tasnim Firdaus (2022) Mechanical and microstructural properties of hybrid bio-composites using microwaved coconut fibre and rice husk. In: 2nd International Conference on Recent Trends in Applied Research, ICoRTAR 2021, 8-9 October 2021, Online.

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Abstract

The outstanding mechanical and environmental qualities of hybrid bio-composites have made them popular. The drying procedure to remove the moisture before manufacture, on the other hand, can take a long period. By modifying the macromolecular structure considerably faster, hybrid bio-composites with additional physical treatment utilising microwave energy could improve their mechanical capabilities. Fillers of 80:15:5, 90:5:5, and 98:1:1 coconut fibre and rice husk were combined with poly-lactic acid (PLA) utilising melt�mixing and hot press techniques. The fillers were dried in a conventional oven at 60°C for 24 hours and in a microwave oven at 2.45 GHz for 3 minutes. When tensile strength was tested, it was discovered that oven-treated fibres with a 98:1:1 composition had a higher tensile strength (63 MPa) than microwave-treated fibres (58 MPa). Microwave-treated fibres, on the other hand, had a higher flexural strength (69 MPa) than those treated in a normal oven (60 MPa). Furthermore, when compared to plain PLA, microwave energy enhanced the toughness of the bio-composites by at least 4%. For the 80:15:5 composition, microwave-treated fibres had a lower water absorptivity (2%) than conventionally treated fibres, which had a water absorptivity of 5%. SEM images confirmed the presence of agglutination and voids with higher fibre content, resulting in poor adhesion and low tensile and flexural strength.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Plenary Papers)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Hybrid bio-composite Coconut fibre Rice husk Mechanical properties Microstructural properties
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > TA170 Environmental engineering. Sustainable engineering T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > TA174 Engineering design 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:	Dr. Tasnim Firdaus Ariff
Date Deposited:	25 Aug 2022 08:08
Last Modified:	25 Aug 2022 08:08
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/99595

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