Dynamic mechanical behaviour of kenaf cellulosic fibre biocomposites: A comprehensive review on chemical treatments

MRM Asyraf, M Rafidah, A Azrina, MR Razman - Cellulose, 2021 - Springer
Natural cellulosic fibres, such as kenaf, have potential for use as replacement of man-made
fibres in polymeric composites. The rapid depletion of synthetic resources, such as …

Potential application of green composites for cross arm component in transmission tower: A brief review

MRM Asyraf, MR Ishak, SM Sapuan… - … Journal of Polymer …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, advanced technologies exploit materials from nonrenewable resources such as
petroleum, natural gas, metal ores, and minerals. Since the depletion of these resources and …

Isolation and characterization of nanocrystalline cellulose from sugar palm fibres (Arenga Pinnata)

RA Ilyas, SM Sapuan, MR Ishak - Carbohydrate polymers, 2018 - Elsevier
Cellulose was extracted from sugar palm fibres (Arenga pinnata) by conducting
delignification and mercerization treatments. Subsequently, sugar palm nanocrystalline …

Effect of palmyra sprout fiber and biosilica on mechanical, wear, thermal and hydrophobic behavior of epoxy resin composite

H Alshahrani, G Pathinettampadian… - Journal of Industrial …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
In this study, natural fiber epoxy composites were prepared using palmyra sprout fiber and
red matta rice husk ash (RHA) biosilica. This paper mainly aims to investigate the …

Sugar palm (Arenga pinnata [Wurmb.] Merr) starch films containing sugar palm nanofibrillated cellulose as reinforcement: Water barrier properties

RA Ilyas, SM Sapuan, A Atiqah, R Ibrahim… - Polymer …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Sugar palm fiber (SPF) is an agro‐waste plant that can be used as potential source of
biomass for various biomaterial applications. In this study, sugar palm nanofibrillated …

Recent developments in sugar palm (Arenga pinnata) based biocomposites and their potential industrial applications: A review

ML Sanyang, SM Sapuan, M Jawaid, MR Ishak… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Rapid exhaustion of petroleum resources coupled with increasing awareness of global
environmental problems related to the use of conventional plastics are the main driving …

Sugar palm (Arenga pinnata): Its fibres, polymers and composites

MR Ishak, SM Sapuan, Z Leman, MZA Rahman… - Carbohydrate …, 2013 - Elsevier
Sugar palm (Arenga pinnata) is a multipurpose palm species from which a variety of foods
and beverages, timber commodities, biofibres, biopolymers and biocomposites can be …

Treatments of natural fiber as reinforcement in polymer composites—a short review

NM Nurazzi, MM Harussani, HA Aisyah… - Functional …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The demand for environmental awareness, preserving nature and being beneficial for
societal economics has attracted the attention of many researchers and industries to …

Mechanical properties of sugar palm yarn/woven glass fiber reinforced unsaturated polyester composites: Effect of fiber loadings and alkaline treatment

NM Nurazzi, A Khalina, SM Sapuan, RA Ilyas - Polimery, 2019 - ichp.vot.pl
In this paper, hybrid sugar palm yarn and glass fiber reinforced unsaturated polyester
composites were investigated in relation to the effects of fiber loadings and alkaline …

Mechanical and thermal properties of environmentally friendly composites derived from sugar palm tree

J Sahari, SM Sapuan, ES Zainudin, MA Maleque - Materials & Design, 2013 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper is to study the effect of fibre content on mechanical properties, water
absorption behaviour and thermal properties of sugar palm fibre (SPF) reinforced plasticized …