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Development of Nipah Palm Fibre Extraction Process

Materials Science Forum, 2020
Nypa fruticans or locally known as nipah palm is extracted from its fronds to determine its potential as reinforcement in polymer composites. The objective of this paper is to investigate the method to extract nipah palm fiber from its fronds and to determine its diameter and density.
Tracy Dickie, Syed Tarmizi B.Syed Syazali, Noor Hisyam B. Noor Mohamed   +2 more
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Design and Manufacture of Palm Nut/Fibre Separator

Advanced Materials Research, 2009
Sorting of palm nuts from palm fruit cake, a byproduct obtained after palm oil has been extracted from the batch of digested palm fruit, is burdensome especially to small-scale entrepreneurs involved in palm oil processing business in Africa. This paper has triumphed over the perceived difficulties by using the knowledge of processing engineering to ...
A.C. Igboanugo, Godwin C. Ovuworie
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Effect of different fibre treatment of oil palm fibre reinforced polyester composite

AIP Conference Proceedings, 2020
The use of Oil Palm Fibre (OPF) from Empty Fruit Bunches as a reinforcement of a composite has grown in interest as it has the potential to yield up to 73% of the fibre hence it is preferable in terms of availability and cost. This article focuses on the effect of alkali treatment by using Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) towards the tensile properties and ...
Aldino Dwi Anggawan, Norhabibah Mohamad
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Stress relaxation behaviour in oil palm fibres

Materials Letters, 2001
The tensile stress relaxation behaviour of individual oil palm empty fruit bunch fibre was investigated. Effect of fibre surface modifications, physical ageing and strain level on the relaxation behaviour of the fibre was analysed. Stress relaxation of the fibres was reduced considerably with surface treatments, like latex modification, due to the ...
M.S. Sreekala, M.G. Kumaran, Sabu Thomas
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Application of Date-Palm Fibres for the Wastewater Treatment

2019
Many industries produce large quantities of wastewater. Effluents discharged from industries are often highly polluted and could be toxic to aquatic life. Recently, alternative methods for wastewater treatment have been extensively researched. Removal of different pollutants by adsorption on lignocellulosic materials proved to be a promising, cost ...
Velić, Natalija, Stjepanović, Marija, Habuda-Stanić, Mirna   +2 more
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Effect of fibre surface modification on water-sorption characteristics of oil palm fibres

Composites Science and Technology, 2003
Natural fibres have proved to be an excellent reinforcement in polymers. The main disadvantage of the natural fibres to be used as reinforcement in polymers for structural applications is their hydrophilic nature. Oil palm fibres have been found to be an excellent reinforcement in phenolic matrices.
M.S. Sreekala, S. Thomas
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The use of palm leaf fibres as reinforcements in composites

2015
Firstly, the importance of palm leaf fibres in different industries, and as a potential alternative to synthetic fibres, is outlined. The cultivation and uses of palm leaf fibres are then explored before a description of their various properties is outlined.
D. Kocak, S.I. Mistik
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Effects of calcium competition on lead sorption by palm kernel fibre

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2005
The kinetics of sorption of a mono-solute of lead ions and of a bi-solute of lead and calcium ions onto palm kernel fibre was investigated in a batch system. The experimental data were analysed based on an intraparticle diffusion equation and a pseudo-second-order mechanism, in both the mono- and bi-solute sorption systems, in order to predict the rate
Yuh-Shan, Ho, Augustine E, Ofomaja
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Initial properties and ageing behaviour of pineapple leaf and palm fibre as reinforcement for polypropylene

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 2016
In the furniture, automotive and contruction industries, there is increased demand for cost-effective and lightweight biocomposites. The objective of this work was to develop new natural fibre-based composites with specific properties. Palm and pineapple leaf fibres were chosen in association with polypropylene (PP).
Chollakup, Rungsima, Askanian, Haroutioun, Delor-Jestin, Florence   +2 more
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Sorption of copper by dye-treated oil-palm fibres

Bioresource Technology, 1993
Abstract Both dye-treated and natural oil-palm fibres from a palm-oil mill were used to remove copper and related heavy metal cations from solutions. The sorption of copper for both types of fibres was studied under various conditions, the parameters being effect of pH, initial concentrations, presence of other metal cations and chelators.
Low, K.S., Lee, C.K., Lee, K.P.
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