Characterization, testing, and reinforcing materials of biodegradable composites

Patel, J. P.; Parsania, P. H.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-08-100970-3.00003-1

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“…The oil palm tree is a monocotyledon [57] and grown in 3 continents (Asia, Africa, and South America) on approximately 11 million hectares of land in about 42 countries around the world. Its average lifespan of between 25 and 30 years, makes the oil palm tree the highest yielding edible oil crop in the world [24,26,58]. Malaysia and Indonesia which are the largest palm-oil producers in the world, currently face difficulties with the management of the waste generated from both oil palm cultivation and processing activities [57].…”

Section: Oil Palm Tree: Structure and Fibersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They were either discarded as waste [11,43], or used as fuel in boilers for the generation of electricity for the oil palm plantation mills. Other uses of the fiber include, manure, mulching [26], and recently in polymer composites [42,[61][62][63][64]].…”

Section: Empty Fruit Bunch Fibers (Efbf)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…EFBF is extracted by retting which could be mechanical (by hammering), chemical (by immersion and boiling in chemicals), steam retting or microbial retting [26]. It is obvious however that the mechanical retting process is the most environmentally friendly as the other retting processes could lead to pollution of water bodies [24].…”

Section: Extractionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Most natural vegetable fibers have high water absorption capacity resulting in poor workability in fresh concrete, degrade in alkaline environment, and as a consequence, reduce desirable properties like tensile and bond strengths [9,[18][19][20][21]. Several treatments for these fibers, with the potential of negating the drawbacks have however been reported [6,7,9,[22][23][24][25][26][27][28]. It has also been argued that the high water absorption of natural vegetable fibers can be beneficial for internal curing of the composite [29,30].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Recent developments in the application of oil palm fibers in cement composites

Momoh

Osofero

2020

Front. Struct. Civ. Eng.

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Fibers obtained from different parts of the oil palm tree (Elaeis guineensis) have been under investigation for possible use in construction. Studies have been carried out investigating the engineering properties and possible applications of these fibers. However, the experimental methods employed and the values of mechanical and physical properties recorded by various authors are inconsistent. It has therefore become necessary to organize information which would be useful in the design of oil palm fiber cement composites and help researchers and engineers make informed decisions in further research and application. This review provides information about fibers from different parts of the oil palm, their properties, enhancement techniques, current and potential application in cement composites.

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Section: Oil Palm Tree: Structure and Fibersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Empty Fruit Bunch Fibers (Efbf)mentioning

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Section: Extractionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Recent developments in the application of oil palm fibers in cement composites

Momoh

Osofero

2020

Front. Struct. Civ. Eng.

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“…X-ray diffractogram is a characteristics of investigated substance. It provides the information which can be used for the determination of quality and quantity of various crystalline phases [27,28]. The X-ray diffraction analysis was performed with X-Ray difractometer Empyrean (Panalytical) with Bragg-Brentano parafocusing geometry and using CuKa radiation.…”

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Possibilities of Use of Isothermal and Isoperibolic Calorimetry to Study the Effect of Zinc on Hydration of Cement Blended with Fly Ash

Šiler¹,

Kolářová²,

Novotný³

et al. 2020

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Increasing utilization of secondary raw materials and alternative fuels results in increasing contents of metals in cements. One of elements, the content of which keeps rising in cement is zinc. It comes to cement with secondary raw materials such as slag or fly ash or by the utilization of used tires as an alternative fuel. Zinc ions significantly prolong the hydration process in cement. This work deals with the influence of zinc ions in the form of very poorly soluble ZnO salt and easily soluble ZnCl2 and Zn(NO)3 on the hydration of cement blended with fly ash. Zinc was dosed in the range of 0.05, 0.1, 0.5 a 1% of cement weight. Final products were next analyzed using X-Ray Diffraction.

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