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Mechanical And Thermal Properties Of Graphene Nanopletelet /Kenaf Core Fibre Reinforced Unsaturated Polyester Resin Biocomposite


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NORILYANA AZUAR BINTI ROSLEY (2022) Mechanical And Thermal Properties Of Graphene Nanopletelet /Kenaf Core Fibre Reinforced Unsaturated Polyester Resin Biocomposite. Final Year Project thesis, UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA KELANTAN. (Submitted)

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In this research, kenaf core fibre (KCF) reinforced unsaturated polyester resin (UPE) biocomposites were produced by introducing graphene nanoplatelet (GNP) as nanofiller at a total loading of 3.0 wt%. The purpose of GNP incorporation is to produce a better performance of the UPE biocomposite since KCF alone is not giving a promising result in terms a mechanical and thermal properties. GNP/KCF-UPE biocompositos were successfully fabricated using compression moulding. For comparison purposes, pure UPE and UPE-KCF samples are produced along with other samples with the inclusion of the various amounts of GNP nanofiller, varying from 0.5 wt% to 3.0 wt%. All samples were characterized under several testing which is a flexural test, therrnogravimetric analysis ((GA), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) for mechanical, thermal, and morphological characterization, respectively. The mechanical testing shovved that UPE-KCF biocomposite with the addition of 1.5 wt% of GNP demonstrated a significant result of flexural strength and modulus. The thermal properties of the biocomposites also showed a good increment of thermal stability along with the highest loading of GNP. Morphological studies carried out with scanning electron microscopy revealed various fracture surface morphology of GNP reinforced KCF-UPE biocomposites which could be related to their mechanical properties results. Keyword: Unsaturated polyester resin, kenaf core fibre, graphene nanoplatelet, mechanical properties, thermal properties.

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Item Type: Undergraduate Final Project Report
Collection Type: Final Year Project
Date: 2022
Number of Pages: 48
Call Number: SEB 2022/005
Supervisor: DR SARIZAM BIN Mamat
Institution: UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA KELANTAN
Faculty/Centre/Office: Faculty of Bioengineering and Technology
URI: http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/14623
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