Preparation and Characterization of Pineapple Leaf Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composite: Effect of Gamma Radiation

Md. Arif Hossain; Md. Sahadat Hossain; Ruhul A. Khan; A. M. Sarwaruddin Chowdhury

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Preparation and Characterization of Pineapple Leaf Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composite: Effect of Gamma Radiation

Md. Arif Hossain, Md. Sahadat Hossain, Ruhul A. Khan, A. M. Sarwaruddin Chowdhury

Published in Advances in Applied Sciences (Volume 7, Issue 3)

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Natural fiber reinforced composite materials have been gaining popularity because, natural fibers are cheap and biodegradable. Pineapple leaf fiber (PALF) is a natural fiber and an agro waste. This PALF was treated with sodium hydroxide to clean the surface. 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% and 30% PALF based epoxy composites were fabricated by hand-lay-up technique. The mechanical properties such as tensile strength (TS), percentage of elongation at break (%Eb) and impact strength (IM) for composites were found to increase with increasing fiber content. The highest TS, %Eb and IM for 30% PALF based epoxy composite were 51.6 MPa, 15.882% and 14.189 Kg-cm respectively but tensile modulus (TM) was decreased with increasing fiber content. Degradation both in water and soil were done and the mechanical properties during degradation decreased a little bit over time because of the hydrophobic epoxy (matrix) material. 2.5 KGy, 5.0 KGy, 7.5KGy and 10 KGy gamma radiation doses were applied to composites and the effect of these doses were analyzed. For PALF based epoxy composite TS, TM, %Eb and IS values increased for certain value of gamma doses and for 7.5 KGy, these values were the highest while the values decreased in the increasing gamma radiation. Thermogravimetric analyses of PALF, epoxy and PALF based epoxy composite of non-radiated and irradiated composites materials were investigated. The thermogram of composite material was different than matrix materials as well as reinforced materials. The surface morphology of the reinforced, matrix and composite materials were investigated using scanning electron microscope (SEM).

Published in	Advances in Applied Sciences (Volume 7, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.aas.20220703.15
Page(s)	65-72
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Mechanical Properties, Thermo Gravimetric Analysis, SEM, Radiation Effect, Degradation

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Md. Arif Hossain

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur, Bangladesh
Md. Sahadat Hossain

Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Ruhul A. Khan

Polymer Composite Laboratory, Institute of Radiation and Polymer Technology, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka, Bangladesh
A. M. Sarwaruddin Chowdhury

Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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  abstract = {Natural fiber reinforced composite materials have been gaining popularity because, natural fibers are cheap and biodegradable. Pineapple leaf fiber (PALF) is a natural fiber and an agro waste. This PALF was treated with sodium hydroxide to clean the surface. 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% and 30% PALF based epoxy composites were fabricated by hand-lay-up technique. The mechanical properties such as tensile strength (TS), percentage of elongation at break (%Eb) and impact strength (IM) for composites were found to increase with increasing fiber content. The highest TS, %Eb and IM for 30% PALF based epoxy composite were 51.6 MPa, 15.882% and 14.189 Kg-cm respectively but tensile modulus (TM) was decreased with increasing fiber content. Degradation both in water and soil were done and the mechanical properties during degradation decreased a little bit over time because of the hydrophobic epoxy (matrix) material. 2.5 KGy, 5.0 KGy, 7.5KGy and 10 KGy gamma radiation doses were applied to composites and the effect of these doses were analyzed. For PALF based epoxy composite TS, TM, %Eb and IS values increased for certain value of gamma doses and for 7.5 KGy, these values were the highest while the values decreased in the increasing gamma radiation. Thermogravimetric analyses of PALF, epoxy and PALF based epoxy composite of non-radiated and irradiated composites materials were investigated. The thermogram of composite material was different than matrix materials as well as reinforced materials. The surface morphology of the reinforced, matrix and composite materials were investigated using scanning electron microscope (SEM).},
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