Characterization and Properties of Rattan Fibre/Natural Rubber Biocomposites

Muniandy, Komethi; Othman, Nadras; Ismail, Hanafi

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-46610-1_14

Green Biocomposites

2016

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-46610-1_14

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Characterization and Properties of Rattan Fibre/Natural Rubber Biocomposites

Komethi Muniandy

Nadras Othman

Hanafi Ismail

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“…light, heat, oxygen, and moisture), the unsaturated backbone is modified. In particular, oxygen can easily attack the rubber, degrade the polymer, and can cause rubber hardening or softening (Muniandy et al, 2017). At the same time, the environmental conditions directly influence the microbial classes and the degradative pathways involved in the biodegradation process; for example, in the presence of available O 2 , aerobic microorganisms predominate in the polymeric material degradation and grow producing new microbial mass together with CO 2 and H 2 O as final products (Ali Shah et al, 2013).…”

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Biodegradation of Natural Rubber: Microcosm Study

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In the present work, natural rubber (NR) biodegradation, by means of a microbial consortium, naturally selected in a tyre dump soil, has been evaluated. To this purpose, prepared soil microcosms were incubated for 236 days, at room temperature, and natural light/dark cycles. The effect of primary C-source and fresh soil addition, soil aeration, and humidity maintenance has been monitored by means of microbiological and respirometric analysis, dry weight loss determinations, and SEM micrographs. During the incubation, in biodegradation microcosms (BD), containing NR samples, the produced CO2 was significantly higher than that of biotic controls (BC). Furthermore, after 236 days, a NR dry weight loss of 15.6%, in BD microcosms, was registered, about four-fold higher than that registered in BC control (3.7%). Obtained results confirmed that the naturally selected microbial consortium was able to use NR as the only C-source and to biodegrade it. The positive effect of soil mixing evidenced that the biodegradation process was mainly carried out by aerobic biomass, especially filamentous fungi, as confirmed by microbial counts and SEM observations. Results obtained in the microcosm study provided useful information in terms of soil aeration and nutrient amendment in view of a future biodegradation process scale-up.

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Biodegradation of Natural Rubber: Microcosm Study

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Ultrasonic-Assisted Exfoliation of Pristine Graphite into few Layers of Graphene Sheets Using NH<sub>3</sub> as Intercalation Agent

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Few-layer graphene sheets were synthesis using LPE with ultrasonic-assisted. The pristine graphite is directly exfoliated in deionized water with small addition of NH3 solution. In this study, we will investigate the relationship between concentration of NH3 solution corresponds to the graphene yield. The concentration of the NH3 solution varies from 18% to 26%. NH3 solution plays an important role as a medium to peel of graphite in the exfoliation process to form few-layer graphene sheets. The structural properties of the few-layer graphene sheets were examined using XRD, Raman Analysis, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) followed by UV-Vis Spectroscopy for its optical properties. The finest of few-layer graphene sheets was produced at 26% of NH3 concentration. This optimization results in a few layers of graphene sheets that may be used in the fields of nanoelectronics and optoelectronics.

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Characterization and Properties of Rattan Fibre/Natural Rubber Biocomposites

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Biodegradation of Natural Rubber: Microcosm Study

Biodegradation of Natural Rubber: Microcosm Study

Ultrasonic-Assisted Exfoliation of Pristine Graphite into few Layers of Graphene Sheets Using NH<sub>3</sub> as Intercalation Agent

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