Abstract
Industries are pursuing towards biocomposite technologies by using plant fibres as the reinforcement materials. There are presence of silica in the plant fibres and generally act as a defense mechanism for the plants against herbivores. Silica biocomposite will be prepared by mixing silica fiber along with linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) and undergo grafting via extrusion in an extruder. This study is done to study the morphology of SiO₂ biocomposite and the effect of SiO₂ towards the biocomposite strength. The results are obtained by performing scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis with variation of different SiO₂ insertion based on the effect of cutting techniques and the surface of the sample being rubbed by sand paper.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
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Creators: | Creators Email / ID Num. Mohd Zaidi, Iskandar Zulkarnain 2015441646 Hanipah, Suhaiza Hanim UNSPECIFIED |
Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history - Biology > Biology S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) > Fertilizers and improvement of the soil > Organic fertilizers and manures |
Divisions: | Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Faculty of Chemical Engineering |
Page Range: | pp. 1-6 |
Keywords: | Linear low-density polyethylene, Silicon dioxide, Morphological study, Grafting, Biocomposite |
Date: | 2019 |
URI: | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/118753 |