Thermal insulation particle board made with sugarcane bagasse fiber, kenaf core powder reinforced with polypropylene

Raudhah , Zainal Rashid (2013) Thermal insulation particle board made with sugarcane bagasse fiber, kenaf core powder reinforced with polypropylene. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka. (Submitted)

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Abstract

With theawareness of reducingthe environmental issue,the use ofrenewable material product is rapidly increased in many sectors by the manufacturers. This report present a study on mechanical properties of thermal insulation particle boards made from sugarcane bagasse fiber, kenaf core powder reinforced with polypropylene. There are five sets of composition of polypropylene, sugarcane fibers and kenaf core powder (PP/S/K), (%)are used to know the comparison of the results. The composition is measuredin percentage by weight, (%) which are100/0/0, 80/10/10, 70/ 15/15, 60/30/10 and 60/10/30. The hardness, flexural, impact and thermal conductivity tests have been carried out to determine the mechanical properties and to classify the potential application of different composition of particle boards. From the study, it can be concluded that all the particle boards are good thermal insulation. The composition of 80/10/10 is chosen to be applied in automotive sector, 60/10/30 is chosen to be applied at ceiling and others can be applied as the inner layer of wall partition as wall insulation materials.

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