Characterisation of natural cellulosic fibre from Pennisetum purpureum stem as potential reinforcement of polymer composites

Ridzuan, M.J.M.; Majid, M.S. Abdul; Afendi, M.; Kanafiah, Siti Nurul Aqmariah Mohd; Zahri, J.M.; Gibson, A.G.

doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2015.10.052

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“…It was found that 25% of volume fraction of Pennisetum Purpureum fibres showed optimum tensile and flexural strength. Futhermore, the research conducted by Ramaniah et al [27] and Ridzuan et al [28], both agreed that Pennisetum Purpureum fiber were suitable to be utilized as composites material in many applications due to its properties which were light in weight, have economic value and good thermal insulating properties.…”

Section: Pennisetum Purpureummentioning

confidence: 96%

“…The extraction of ortho-silicic acid from ground water by the Pennisetum Purpureum grass has made the plant contained considerable content of amorphous silica, which made it has pozzolanic properties similar to rice husk and sugarcane bagasse [23,25]. Researchers also conducted the possibility of fiber productions from Pennisetum Purpureum grass [26][27][28].…”

Section: Pennisetum Purpureummentioning

confidence: 99%

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Compressive Strength of Construction Materials Containing Agricultural Crop Wastes: A Review

Ibrahim

Ghani

et al. 2017

MATEC Web Conf.

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Abstract. The growth of industrialization and development of urban life made an increase in demand for cement, concrete and bricks. Exploitation on the non-renewable natural resources for raw materials will keep increased in order to meet the demands for construction materials. At the same time, the problems regarding the agricultural crop wastes such as rice husk, sugarcane bagasse, palm oil fuel waste and elephant grass has become an important issue nowadays. Consequently, there are many researchers who have been studying the viability of using these agricultural wastes as construction materials to meet the industry demands in order to decrease the current use of non-renewable natural resources. This paper reviewing on how agricultural waste could be utilized as replacement materials for construction activities from various researchers. The idea of using agricultural crop wastes was promoted by studying upon their engineering properties. This paper focusing on the compressive strength of the construction materials containing agricultural crop wastes, which was the common parameter considered by most researcher as required by various standards.

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Section: Pennisetum Purpureummentioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Pennisetum Purpureummentioning

confidence: 99%

Compressive Strength of Construction Materials Containing Agricultural Crop Wastes: A Review

Ibrahim

Ghani

et al. 2017

MATEC Web Conf.

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“…Ridzuan et al reported a similar observation, where the main structural components of the fibre were attacked, resulting in the formation of more grooves on the surface of the fibre. Consequently, this leads to further weakening of the fibre strength, resulting in a decrease in the ultimate tensile stress [16]. Table 1 summarises the single fibre parameters, comparing untreated and treated Napier grass fibre.…”

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Alkaline treatment and thermal properties of Napier grass fibres

Haameem¹,

Majid²,

Afendi³

et al. 2016

Int. J. Automot. Mech. Eng.

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This paper presents an overview of a natural fibre, namely Pennisetum purpureum, which is commonly known as Napier grass. This paper's intention is to analyse Napier grass fibre to assess the effect of alkaline treatment on the tensile properties, thermal stability, and morphology of the fibres. These fibres were extracted by a water retting process from the internodes of Napier stems. The fibres were later subjected to alkaline treatments with NaOH at 5, 10, 15 and 20% concentrations for a period of 24 h at 25°C (RT). The tensile strength, thermal stability and crystallinity of the fibres were seen to upsurge upon conducting the alkaline treatments. Thus, the experimental results demonstrate that the 10% NaOH concentration has the strongest tensile test compared to untreated Napier grass fibre. The surfaces of the fibres after the treatment were observed with a scanning electron microscope (SEM), TM-3000. SEM investigation showed that the surfaces of the fibres become rougher after NaOH treatment. Moreover, from XRD, the amount of crystallinity is also higher in the 10% alkaline treated fibres, and DSC thermograms proved that they have better thermal stability. From this study, Napier grass fibres show potential to be used as reinforcing fibres in composite structures.

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“…Composite manufacturers have been searching for plant based fibre such as flax, hemp, jute, sisal, kenaf, banana as alternative substitute for reinforcing materials. Natural fibre-reinforced polymer composites are preferred today as they are harvested from renewable resources, environmentally friendly, biodegradable, low density, lightweight, and recyclable compared to conventional synthetic fibres [1][2][3]. However, the nature of natural fibre itself which is hydrophilic, permits the composite to absorb a large quantity of moisture from the environment than that of the synthetic composites [4].…”

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Effects of fibre loading and moisture absorption on the tensile properties of hybrid Napier/glass/epoxy composites

Zikri

Ridzuan

Majid

et al. 2017

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.

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Effects of fibre loading and moisture absorption on the tensile properties of hybrid Napier/glass/epoxy composites The primary objective of this study was to investigate the effect of moisture absorption on the mechanical degradation of hybrid Napier/glass-epoxy composites. The hybrid Napier/glass-epoxy composites plates were produced by the vacuum infusion method using epoxy resin as a matrix. The hybrid composite specimens were tested after following 50 h of water immersion. The moisture content decreased as the glass fibre content increased. The wet and dry hybrid composite samples were subjected to tensile tests. The incorporation of the glass fibre into the Napier grass fibre-epoxy composites enhanced their tensile strength and tensile modulus. The tensile strength and tensile modulus of the hybrid Napier/glass-epoxy composites (24/6-70 vol%) were 43 MPa and 3.2 GPa, respectively. However, the tensile strength and tensile modulus properties highly degraded under wet conditions.

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Characterisation of natural cellulosic fibre from Pennisetum purpureum stem as potential reinforcement of polymer composites

Cited by 164 publications

References 56 publications

Compressive Strength of Construction Materials Containing Agricultural Crop Wastes: A Review

Compressive Strength of Construction Materials Containing Agricultural Crop Wastes: A Review

Alkaline treatment and thermal properties of Napier grass fibres

Effects of fibre loading and moisture absorption on the tensile properties of hybrid Napier/glass/epoxy composites

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