The effect of alkali treatment under various conditions on physical properties of kenaf fiber

Hashim, Mohd Yussni and Mohd Amin, Azriszul and Marwah, Omar Mohd Faizan and Othman, Mohd Hilmi and Mohamed Yunus, Mohd Radzi and Ng, Chuan Huat (2017) The effect of alkali treatment under various conditions on physical properties of kenaf fiber. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 914. pp. 1-15. ISSN 1742-6588

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Abstract

Alkali treatment was known as one commonly used treatment for natural fiber and obtained a good fiber matrix adhesion, thermal and mechanical properties of composite. This paper reports the effect of alkali treatment conditions on the physical properties of kenaf fiber such as density, weight loss, diameter, cross sectional and fiber morphology. In this study, kenaf fiber were treated under various conditions alkali concentration at 2, 6 and 10 (w/v%), immersion duration at 30, 240 and 480 minute and immersion temperature at 27, 60 and 100oC. The effects of alkali treatment on kenaf fiber physical properties under various conditions were explored. Alkali treatment conditions setting have an impact on kenaf bast fiber physical characteristics. In kenaf fiber density, it was found that a small increase of kenaf density value after alkali treatment compared to untreated kenaf fiber. When each of alkali treatment parameters increased, kenaf fiber density also increased slightly. Kenaf fiber weight loss also exhibit a similar pattern of small increment with the increase of treatment parameters. Additionally, kenaf fiber diameter and cross sectional area show a decline pattern after treated with alkali. Furthermore, this decline pattern was corresponding with the increasing level of alkali treatment parameters. The maximum of kenaf diameter reduction was recorded at high level of each alkali treatment parameters.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	NIL
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > TA401-492 Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
Divisions:	Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering > Department of Manufacturing Engineering
Depositing User:	Miss Afiqah Faiqah Mohd Hafiz
Date Deposited:	22 Nov 2021 02:32
Last Modified:	22 Nov 2021 02:32
URI:	http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/id/eprint/3759

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