| Issue |
MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 192, 2018
The 4th International Conference on Engineering, Applied Sciences and Technology (ICEAST 2018) “Exploring Innovative Solutions for Smart Society”
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| Article Number | 03002 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Track 3: Food, Chemical and Agricultural Engineering | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201819203002 | |
| Published online | 14 August 2018 | |
Polylactic acid (PLA) based green composites reinforced pineapple leaf fibres: evaluation of processing and tensile performance
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Food Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Thailand
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Department of Agricultural Education, Faculty of Industrial Education and Technology, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Thailand
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Corresponding author: jedsada.ch@kmitl.ac.th
This paper reports on a study of the compression moulding and the vacuum forming of unidirectional pineapple leaf fibres/polylactic acid composites and the influence of process variables on the tensile properties of the material. The characterisation of the micro and meso structures of the pineapple leaf fibres is reported. The effect of consolidation temperature on the fibre thermal stability and the tensile properties of the composites is investigated. The results show that vacuum forming was found to be preferable process with high stiffness modulus and UTS of the composites, compared to compression moulding. The insignificant detrimental effect of 165°C high consolidation temperature was observed. Finally, the fibre thermal degradation seems to dominate the composite tensile performance over its interfacial quality between the fibre and the matrix.
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