Development Of Coconut Shell Powder Reinforced HDPE Composites

Sufian, Mohamed Nor (2007) Development Of Coconut Shell Powder Reinforced HDPE Composites. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka. (Submitted)

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Abstract

This project intends to develop a new material coconut shell powder -reinforced composite using high density polyethylene (HDPE) resin as the matrix material. The choice of natural fibers as the filler material is inspired by the environmental awareness to find a substitute for the slow-degradable plastic material. By combining renewable and environmental friendly coconut shell powder with HDPE thermoplastic, it is hop that better material with great mechanical properties and highly degradable characteristic could be developed. Furthermore, the usage of coconut shell powder will reduce the manufacturing cost as this resource is not expensive and have abundant supply in Malaysia. This project involves the manufacturing route to produce coconut shell powder-reinforced composite by using internal mixer. Tensile testing is done to investigate the mechanical characteristics of composites manufactured.

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