Grafting of OPMF via extrusion / Nabilah Syaheera Jumahadi

Experimental investigation was conducted to study to study the mechanical properties of grafted Oil Palm Mesocarp Fiber (OPMF) and employ grafting extrusion. To improve the interfacial Oil Palm Mesocarp Fiber (OPMF) were grafted using peroxide and anhydride. The extrusion are done using twin screw extruder was proposed with Di-cumyl Peroxide as initiator and Maleic Anhydride. The mechanical test such as Flexural Test and Tensile test are done using Universal Testing Machine while chemical bonds are identified using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR).