| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 255670 | Construction and Building Materials | 2016 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Epoxy based hybrid nanocomposites was prepared by dispersing the different nano fillers -nano oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) filler, MMT, and OMMT at 3% loading through high speed mechanical stirrer followed by hand lay-up technique. Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), in terms of storage modulus (Eâ²), loss modulus (Eâ³), Tan delta (δ) and glass transition temperature (Tg) as a function of temperature were carried out. Overall results indicated that Eâ², Eâ³ and Tg increased considerably by incorporating nano OPEFB filler, MMT and OMMT nanoclay into the kenaf/epoxy composites. Nano OPEFB/kenaf/epoxy hybrid nanocomposites displayed comparable properties to MMT/kenaf/epoxy but less than OMMT/kenaf/epoxy hybrid nanocomposites.
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Authors
N. Saba, M.T. Paridah, K. Abdan, N.A. Ibrahim,