UTILIZATION OF MICRO SISAL FIBERS AS REINFORCEMENT AGENT AND POLYPROPYLENE OR POLYLACTIC ACID AS POLYMER MATRICES IN BIOCOMPOSITES MANUFACTURE

UTILIZATION OF MICRO SISAL FIBERS AS REINFORCEMENT AGENT AND POLYPROPYLENE OR POLYLACTIC ACID AS POLYMER MATRICES IN BIOCOMPOSITES MANUFACTURE

Sisal (Agave sisalana) as a perennial tropical plant grows abundantly in Indonesia. Its fibers can be used as the reinforcement agent of biocomposite products. Utilization of sisal as natural fiber has some notable benefits compared to synthetic fibers, such as renewable, light in weight, and low in...

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Main Authors: Subyakto Subyakto, Nanang Masruchin, Kurnia Wiji Prasetiyo, Ismadi Ismadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ministry of Environment and Forestry 2013-06-01
Series:Indonesian Journal of Forestry Research
Subjects:
Biocomposites
sisal
micro-size fibers
polypropylene
polylactic acid
physical mechanical properties
Online Access:http://ejournal.forda-mof.org/ejournal-litbang/index.php/IJFR/article/view/15

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