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Potentials of kenaf fibre in bio-composite production: a review

Ogunbode, Ezekiel Babatunde and Mohamad Yatim, Jamaludin and Ishak, Mohd. Yunus and Masoud, Razavi and Meisam, Razavi (2015) Potentials of kenaf fibre in bio-composite production: a review. Jurnal Teknologi, 77 (12). pp. 23-30. ISSN 0127-9696

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11113/jt.v77.6304

Abstract

Kenaf plants are blessing to mankind. Its high carbon dioxide (CO2) assimilation rate and ability to clean the air by consuming large quantities of CO2 and also absorbs nitrogen and phosphorous from the soil, which are the main cause of the greenhouse effect has made kenaf significant from the standpoint of environmental friendliness. Today kenaf fibres are envisioned as an alternative medium to replacing conventional materials or synthetic fibres as reinforcement in composites. The low cost, no health risk, low density, high strength and modulus, and availability of kenaf fibres in some countries has made it befitting for use in composites production. This review presents the potential and recent developments of kenaf fibre and its composites. Recommendations for future work are also made.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:cellulose, fibre matrix interface
Subjects:T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions:Civil Engineering
ID Code:54965
Deposited By: Muhamad Idham Sulong
Deposited On:24 Aug 2016 06:22
Last Modified:01 Nov 2017 04:17

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