Publication Date: 2023/12/15
Abstract: The wastes of naturally non-biodegradable materials, both solid and liquid forms, are a crucial issue that has led to the issuance of government regulations regarding the use of those kinds of materials for industrial processing. In order to face this problem, bio-composite materials are developed to protect the environment from acute pollution while still being able to develop the industry. Bio-composites consist of two elements; natural fiber and reinforcement, which are friendly to the environment. In this research, new materials based on the bio-composite reinforced by Pandanus Tectorius natural fibers were observed by mechanical testing deeply. The results show that the mechanical properties of such kinds of bio-composite material are varied depending on their compositions. The ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of each kind of specimen was 24.85, 35.52, and 37.01 N/mm2 , respectively. These results were also confirmed to mechanical based-simulation results using finite element method.
Keywords: Bio-composite properties; natural fiber; Pandanus Tectorius; mechanical testing; chemical evaluation; morphology observation.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10390683
PDF: https://ijirst.demo4.arinfotech.co/assets/upload/files/IJISRT23DEC203.pdf
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