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Manufacturing of Coir Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites by Hot Compression Technique

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Manufacturing of Natural Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites

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This present chapter describes the manufacturing technique and properties of coir fibre-reinforced polypropylene composites manufactured using a hot press machine. The effects of basic chromium sulphate and sodium bicarbonate treatment on the physical and mechanical properties were also evaluated. Chemical treatment and fibre loading generally improved the mechanical properties. Five-hour basic chromium sulphate and sodium bicarbonate-treated coir-polypropylene had the best set of properties among all manufactured composites. Chemical treatment also improved water absorption characteristics. This proves that chemical treatment reduced the hydrophilicity of the coir fibre. Overall the hot compression technique was proved to be successful in manufacturing good quality coir reinforced polypropylene composites.

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  1. Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh

    Mahbub Hasan & Samia Sultana Mir

  2. Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of King Faisal, Al-Hofuf, Al-Hassa, Saudi Arabia

    M. Enamul Hoque

  3. Laboratory of Biocomposite Technology, Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

    N. Saba

  4. Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

    S. M. Sapuan

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    Mohd Sapuan Salit

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    Mohammad Jawaid

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Hasan, M., Hoque, M.E., Mir, S.S., Saba, N., Sapuan, S.M. (2015). Manufacturing of Coir Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites by Hot Compression Technique. In: Salit, M., Jawaid, M., Yusoff, N., Hoque, M. (eds) Manufacturing of Natural Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07944-8_15

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