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ArticlePolymers2020

Mercerization Optimization of Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris) Fiber-Reinforced Epoxy Composite Structures Using a Box-Behnken Design.

Mohamad Zaki Hassan, Siti Amni Roslan, S M Sapuan, Zainudin A Rasid, Ariff Farhan Mohd Nor, Mohd Yusof Md Daud, Rozzeta Dolah, Mohd Zuhri Mohamed Yusoff

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Article in Polymers, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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Mohamad Zaki HassanRazak Faculty of Technology and Informatics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-2321-0604
Siti Amni RoslanMalaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia.
S M SapuanAdvanced Engineering Materials and Composites Research Centre, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400 UPM, Malaysia.
Zainudin A RasidMalaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia.
Ariff Farhan Mohd NorMalaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-7138-5882
Mohd Yusof Md DaudRazak Faculty of Technology and Informatics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia.
Rozzeta DolahRazak Faculty of Technology and Informatics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-6808-6491
Mohd Zuhri Mohamed YusoffAdvanced Engineering Materials and Composites Research Centre, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400 UPM, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-1069-7345

Funding

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Geran Universiti Penyelidik (GUP) Tier 2 Scheme Q.K.130000.2656.15J85,Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Geran Universiti Penyelidik (GUP) UTMER Scheme Q.K.130000.2656.18J24Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Geran Universiti Penyelidik' (GUP) UTMFR Scheme Q.K.130000.2656.21H13Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Geran Universiti Penyelidik Tier 2 Scheme Q.K.130000.2656.17J66,
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of this research is to optimize the alkaline treatment variables, including sodium hydroxide (NaOH) concentration, soaking, and drying time, that influence the mechanical behavior of bamboo fiber-reinforced epoxy composites. In this study, a Box-Behnken design (BBD) of the response surface methodology (RSM) was employed to design an experiment to investigate the mercerization effect of bamboo fiber-reinforced epoxy composites. The evaluation of predicted tensile strength as a variable parameter of bamboo fiber (Bambusa vulgaris) reinforced epoxy composite structures was determined using analysis of variance (ANOVA) of the quadratic model. In this study, a total of 17 experiment runs were measured and a significant regression for the coefficient between the variables was obtained. Further, the triangular and square core structures made of treated and untreated bamboo fiber-reinforced epoxy composites were tested under compressive loading. It was found that the optimum mercerization condition lies at 5.81 wt.% of the NaOH, after a soaking time of 3.99 h and a drying time of 72 h. This optimum alkaline treatment once again had a great effect on the structures whereby all the treated composite cores with square and triangular structures impressively outperformed the untreated bamboo structures. The treated triangular core of bamboo reinforced composites gave an outstanding performance compared to the treated and untreated square core composite structures for compressive loading and specific energy absorbing capability.

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alkaline treatmentbamboo fibersoptimizationresponse surface methodology

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PMID32560539
PMCPMC7362220

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