Effect of Fiber Immersion Time on Alkaline Treatment to the Mechanical Strength of the Composite Reinforced Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches (OPEFB) Fibers

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10.2991/978-94-6463-134-0_14How to use a DOI?

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Empty Fruit Bunches; composite; immersion time; alkaline treatment

Abstract

The more outstanding palm oil production, the greater the waste production. One of them is the fiber of empty palm oil fruit bunches (EPOFB). The use of empty palm fiber bunches is still only in the agricultural sector. In other places, the development of natural fiber composite is currently being developed. This encourages the better utilization of empty palm oil fruit bunches (EPOFB) as a reinforcement for composites. One of the weaknesses of natural fibers as reinforcement in composites is the hydrophobicity of natural fibers, so the ability to bind the matrix to natural fibers is low. One way to overcome this is by immersion in an alkaline solution. The results of immersion in alkaline solutions also depend on the immersion time. Therefore, this research will see how the immersion time affects the composite’s mechanical strength. This research is essential to find out the right time for immersion in an alkaline solution to optimize production time. Immersion was done for 2 h, 4 h, and 6 h. The test results have shown that the immersion times affect the material’s mechanical strength. There was an increase in strength from immersion 2 h to 6 h.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Agus Mujianto
AU  - Asslia Johar Latipah
AU  - Hery Tri Waloyo
AU  - Febry Adytama
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/04/19
TI  - Effect of Fiber Immersion Time on Alkaline Treatment to the Mechanical Strength of the Composite Reinforced Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches (OPEFB) Fibers
BT  - Proceedings of the 6th Mechanical Engineering, Science and Technology International conference (MEST 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 133
EP  - 140
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-134-0_14
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-134-0_14
ID  - Mujianto2023
ER  -