EFFECTS OF PROCESS PARAMETERS ON TENSILE STRENGTH OF BANANA FIBER REINFORCED THERMOSETTING POLYMER COMPOSITES

Ikezue, E. N.; Nwanekezie, M. N.; Ogah, A. O.

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Ikezue, E. N.

Chemical Engineering Department, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli, Nigeria

Nwanekezie, M. N.

Chemical Engineering Department, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli, Nigeria

Ogah, A. O.

Department of Food Science and Technology, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki

Abstract

Summary

Synthetic fibers (such as glass, carbon, ceramic fibers, etc) which were imported at huge cost could be
replaced by natural fibers such as flax, hemp, jute, kenaf, etc. and widely used. In this research work,
banana fiber reinforced vinylester matrix composites have been developed by hand layup molding technique
with varying parameters, such as fiber condition (untreated and chemically treated), fiber sizes 10,30 and
50 cm and fiber content (10%, 30% and 50% by weight). The developed banana fiber reinforced composites
were then characterized by chemical methods. The results show that tensile strength increases with increase
in the fiber size and content; however, after a certain size and fiber content, the tensile strength decreased
again. The maximum Tensile strength was 1127N/mm2
at a fiber length of 2.2cm and volume fraction of
36%.

Keywords

Index Terms

Polymer Composite Hydrophilic Fiber Hydrophobic Polymer Chemical Treatment

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Authors: Ikezue, E. N., Nwanekezie, M. N., Ogah, A. O.

Volume/Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2

Pages: 1-6

Published: November 30, 2016

Affiliations: Chemical Engineering Department, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli, Nigeria, Department of Food Science and Technology, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki

Ikezue, E. N., Nwanekezie, M. N., Ogah, A. O. (2016). EFFECTS OF PROCESS PARAMETERS ON TENSILE STRENGTH OF BANANA FIBER REINFORCED THERMOSETTING POLYMER COMPOSITES. International Journal of Innovative Engineering, Technology & Science (IJIETS), Volume 1, Issue 2, 1-6.

Ikezue, E. N., Nwanekezie, M. N., Ogah, A. O.. "EFFECTS OF PROCESS PARAMETERS ON TENSILE STRENGTH OF BANANA FIBER REINFORCED THERMOSETTING POLYMER COMPOSITES." International Journal of Innovative Engineering, Technology & Science (IJIETS), vol. Volume 1, Issue 2, 2016, pp. 1-6.

Ikezue, E. N., Nwanekezie, M. N., Ogah, A. O.. "EFFECTS OF PROCESS PARAMETERS ON TENSILE STRENGTH OF BANANA FIBER REINFORCED THERMOSETTING POLYMER COMPOSITES." International Journal of Innovative Engineering, Technology & Science (IJIETS) Volume 1, Issue 2 (2016): 1-6.

@article{effectsofprocessparametersontensilestrengthofbananafiberreinforcedthermosettingpolymercomposites2016, author = {Ikezue, E. N. and Nwanekezie, M. N. and Ogah, A. O.}, title = {EFFECTS OF PROCESS PARAMETERS ON TENSILE STRENGTH OF BANANA FIBER REINFORCED THERMOSETTING POLYMER COMPOSITES}, journal = {International Journal of Innovative Engineering, Technology & Science (IJIETS)}, year = {2016}, volume = {Volume 1, Issue 2}, pages = {1-6} }

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