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Fabrication and Processing of Pineapple Leaf Fiber Reinforced Composites
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Author(s): S. H. Sheikh Md. Fadzullah (Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia)and Zaleha Mustafa (Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 23
Source title:
Green Approaches to Biocomposite Materials Science and Engineering
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Deepak Verma (Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun, India), Siddharth Jain (College of Engineering Roorkee, India and University of Alberta, Canada), Xiaolei Zhang (Queens University, Belfast, UK)and Prakash Chandra Gope (College of Technology, G.B.Pant University of Agriculure and Technology, Pantnagar, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0424-5.ch006
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Abstract
There is an increasing interest worldwide in the use of Pineapple Leaf Fibers (PALF) as reinforcements in polymer composites, since this type of natural fiber exhibit attractive features such as superior mechanical, physical and thermal properties, thus offer potential uses in a spectrum of applications. PALF contains high cellulose content (between 70-82%) and high crystallinity. However, being hydrophilic, it posed a compatibility issue particularly in a hydrophobic polymeric matrix system. Thus, their shortcoming need to be addressed to ensure good interfacial bonding at the fibers/matrix interphase before their full potential can be harnessed. This chapter summarized some of the important aspects relating to PALF and its reinforced composites, particularly the main characteristics of the fiber, extraction and pre-treatment process of the fibers. Following this, discussions on the available fabrication processes for both short and continuous long PALF reinforced composites are presented.
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