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  • Does oil palm fiber-PF composite have a low water absorption rate?
  • Oil palm fiber-PF composite exhibited lowest percent water absorption at a fiber content of 40%, among various fiber contents in the range of 10%–50% (Sreekala et al., 2002b). It is interesting to note that maximum mechanical properties were also exhibited at this fiber content.
  • What is the tensile strength of oil palm fiber-PF composite?
  • Effect of fiber treatments Oil palm fiber-PF composite exhibited maximum tensile strength of 40 MPa, tensile modulus of 1.3 GPa and elongation at break of 9% when the fibers were treated, respectively, with permanganate, mercerization and latex coating (Sreekala et al., 2000).
  • What is oil palm fiber?
  • Oil palm fiber is hard and tough, which shows similarity to coir fibers and its porous surface morphology is useful for better mechanical interlocking with matrix resin for composite fabrication.
  • Does oil palm composite have intermediate strength characteristics?
  • This indicated that the hybrid composite had intermediate strength characteristics. Oil palm fibers are composed of individual fibers bonded by strong pectin interface, which cause individual fibers not loaded uniformly or in some case no loading at all. Hence the OPF is unable to support the stress transferred from the epoxy matrix successfully.
  • Does oil palm fiber loading improve the strength of polymeric matrices?
  • Oil palm fiber loading in some polymeric matrices improved the strength of the resulting composites whereas less strength was observed in some cases. The composites became more hydrophilic upon addition of OPF. However treatments on fiber surface improved the composite properties.
  • Is oil palm fiber a good raw material for biocomposites?
  • Twenty first century has witnessed remarkable achievements in green technology in material science through the development of biocomposites. Oil palm fiber (OPF) extracted from the empty fruit bunches is proven as a good raw material for biocomposites.