Mohamad Haafiz, M. K. and Hassan, A. and Abdul Khalil, H. P. S. and Hossain, M. S. (2015) Comparing the effects of microcrystalline cellulose and cellulose nanowhiskers extracted from oil palm empty fruit bunch on mechanical and thermal properties of polylactic acid composites. In: Fillers and Reinforcements for Advanced Nanocomposites. Elsevier Ltd, pp. 27-40. ISBN 978-008100082-3
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Abstract
This chapter discusses polylactic acid (PLA) reinforced with microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) and cellulose nanowhiskers (CNW) extracted from oil palm empty fruit bunches. The addition of MCC and CNW into PLA increases the thermal stability of PLA. The Young's modulus of PLA improved by 17% and 36% at 5 per h MCC and CNW loading, whereas the elongation at break decreases to 51% and 70%, respectively. Interestingly, incorporating of 3 per h CNWs into PLA matrices significantly increases the tensile strength by 84% as opposed to that of PLA (16.6 MPa), whereas the similar loading of MCC contrarily decreases their tensile strength by 17%.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | thermal stability |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TP Chemical technology |
| Divisions: | Chemical Engineering |
| ID Code: | 74752 |
| Deposited By: | Haliza Zainal |
| Deposited On: | 23 Nov 2017 00:59 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Nov 2017 00:59 |
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