Mechanical and structural properties of epoxy bio-composite using fish bones as bio-filler

Ariff, Tasnim Firdaus and Zakaria, Azriena Nathasa (2023) Mechanical and structural properties of epoxy bio-composite using fish bones as bio-filler. In: 5th International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, ICAMME 2022, 9-10 August 2022, KualaLumpur.

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Abstract

This research investigates the mechanical and structural properties of epoxy bio-composites made from recycled bio-waste (fish bones). Epoxy bio�composites are made by embedding fish bone particles into epoxy with weight percentage compositions of 0 wt.% (E), 2 wt.% (E2FB), 8 wt.% (E8FB), and 12 wt.% (E12FB). The fish bone was washed and dried overnight at 70 °C in the oven. Fish bones were crushed and ground into small particles less than 250 µm in size using the grinder. Hardness, density, tensile, and flexural strength were tested mechanically in this study, while surface morphology was investigated structurally using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The epoxy bio-composite was measured against a 0 wt. % fish bone in epoxy (E). E2FB has the highest hardness strength (140.04 HV), followed by E12FB (138.62 HV) and E8FB (132.33 HV), whereas E2FB has the lowest density (1.14 g/cm3); density increases as the weight percentage of fish bone increased. Regarding tensile and flexural strength, E2FB takes the lead, obtaining the highest in both tests (2.03 MPa and 42.55 MPa) compared to E8FB and E12FB. According to the experimental results, using 2 wt. % of fish bones as a bio-filler in epoxy improves the mechanical and structural qualities of the epoxy biocom�posite. The images produced from the Scanning Electron Microscope show that the distribution of the fish bone appeared to have sunk uniformly at the base of the samples.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Other)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Epoxy · Epoxy bio-composite · Fish bones · Bio-filler
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > TA170 Environmental engineering. Sustainable engineering 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 Kulliyyah of Engineering
Depositing User:	Dr. Tasnim Firdaus Ariff
Date Deposited:	20 Sep 2023 14:28
Last Modified:	20 Sep 2023 14:28
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/106862

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