TY - JOUR
T1 - Fabrication of biocomposites reinforced with natural fibers and evaluation of their physio-chemical properties
AU - Lolo, Jumiarti Andi
AU - Nikmatin, Siti
AU - Alatas, Husin
AU - Prastyo, Dedy Dwi
AU - Syafiuddin, Achmad
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 by the authors.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The present study aims to fabricate and evaluate the physio-chemical features of biocomposites filled with natural resources. Kenaf was used as a natural resource model and prepared by mechanical milling and sieving to obtain short fiber form. Virgin and recycled acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) were used as biocomposite matrix. Granular biocomposite was fabricated using the single screw extruder with the natural filler content variations ranging from 10 to 15%. Chemical composition, density, and dimension of the fabricated fillers were examined. Melt flow index, surface free energy, and functional group characteristics of the presently fabricated biocomposites were also evaluated. Analysis of the chemical composition, density, and dimension confirmed the physio-chemical characteristics of the fabricated fillers. The biocomposites density and melt flow index were slightly enhanced with the rise of the filler content. Contact angle, dispersive component, polar component, and surface free energy of biocomposites varied depending on the filler content and ABS type. Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy analysis confirmed the functional groups of the biocomposites. In general, this work has successfully fabricated and evaluated the physio-chemical characteristics of composites filled with kenaf. The produced biocomposites can be a good strategy to produce high performance polymer biocomposites for future applications.
AB - The present study aims to fabricate and evaluate the physio-chemical features of biocomposites filled with natural resources. Kenaf was used as a natural resource model and prepared by mechanical milling and sieving to obtain short fiber form. Virgin and recycled acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) were used as biocomposite matrix. Granular biocomposite was fabricated using the single screw extruder with the natural filler content variations ranging from 10 to 15%. Chemical composition, density, and dimension of the fabricated fillers were examined. Melt flow index, surface free energy, and functional group characteristics of the presently fabricated biocomposites were also evaluated. Analysis of the chemical composition, density, and dimension confirmed the physio-chemical characteristics of the fabricated fillers. The biocomposites density and melt flow index were slightly enhanced with the rise of the filler content. Contact angle, dispersive component, polar component, and surface free energy of biocomposites varied depending on the filler content and ABS type. Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy analysis confirmed the functional groups of the biocomposites. In general, this work has successfully fabricated and evaluated the physio-chemical characteristics of composites filled with kenaf. The produced biocomposites can be a good strategy to produce high performance polymer biocomposites for future applications.
KW - Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
KW - Biocomposites
KW - Surface free energy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85085581277&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.33263/BRIAC104.803808
DO - 10.33263/BRIAC104.803808
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85085581277
SN - 2069-5837
VL - 10
SP - 5803
EP - 5808
JO - Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry
JF - Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry
IS - 4
ER -