Recent developments in oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) fiber composite

M Mahardika, A Zakiyah, SM Ulfa, RA Ilyas… - Journal of Natural …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The materials sector has grown significantly over the last few decades. One from the
community worldwide has embraced using natural fibers and biopolymers in many products …

Analytical and applied pyrolysis of challenging biomass feedstocks: Effect of pyrolysis conditions on product yield and composition

M Tiwari, MJ Dirbeba, J Lehmusto, P Yrjas… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis of challenging Indian and Finnish feedstocks, viz., rice straw, empty oil palm fruit
bunch, pine bark, and birch bark, has been studied using analytical and applied pyrolysis …

The exchange of Musa spp. fibre in composite fabrication: a systematic review

RS Odera, OD Okechukwu, EM Ezeh… - Bulletin of the National …, 2021 - Springer
Background The areas of application of natural fibres have gained popularity in recent times
due to their attractive advantages when compared with other materials of engineering …

Extrusion-based additive manufacturing process for producing flexible parts

N Kumar, PK Jain, P Tandon, PM Pandey - Journal of the Brazilian Society …, 2018 - Springer
The processing of elastomers through fused deposition modeling (FDM) is challenging task
due to low column strength and high melt viscosity. Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) is an …

Additive manufacturing of flexible electrically conductive polymer composites via CNC-assisted fused layer modeling process

N Kumar, PK Jain, P Tandon, PM Pandey - Journal of the Brazilian Society …, 2018 - Springer
The applications of electrically flexible conductive polymer composites are rapidly growing
over the time due to their widespread use in fabrication of health monitoring devices …

[HTML][HTML] Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) containing waste hemp-derived biochar fibers: mechanical, electrical, thermal and tribological behavior

MG Faga, D Duraccio, M Di Maro, R Pedraza, M Bartoli… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
To reduce the use of carbon components sourced from fossil fuels, hemp fibers were
pyrolyzed and utilized as filler to prepare EVA-based composites for automotive …

Effect of a synthesized chitosan flame retardant on the flammability, thermal properties, and mechanical properties of vinyl ester/bamboo nonwoven fiber composites

MN Prabhakar, K Venakat Chalapathi… - Cellulose, 2021 - Springer
In this study, a chitosan-based bioflame retardant additive (referred to as NCS) was
prepared by chemically altering CS with silicon dioxide (SiO 2) via an ion interchange …

Enhancing methylene blue removal: synthesis, characterization, and performance evaluation of chemically activated carbon adsorbents

HN Hamad, S Idrus, B Yusuf, NS Jamali - Process Biochemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
In response to the pressing environmental issue of efficiently removing methylene blue (MB)
from aqueous solutions, this study introduces a novel approach utilizing activated carbon …

[HTML][HTML] Prospective energy content assessment of waste biomass and polymer via preliminary analysis

CC Seah, SH Habib, R Hafriz, AH Shamsuddin… - Results in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Energy generation from waste biomass offers a promising solution for reducing greenhouse
gas emissions and promoting a circular economy. This study investigates the energy …

A comparative study on the electromechanical properties of 3D-Printed rigid and flexible continuous wire polymer composites for structural health monitoring

MA Saleh, R Kempers, GW Melenka - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the electromechanical properties of two different three-dimensional (3D) printed
continuous wire polymer composites (CWPC) were characterized and compared. The two …