TY - GEN
T1 - The effect of surface treatment on composites of water hyacinth natural fiber reinforced epoxy resin
AU - Saputra, Asep Handaya
AU - Difandra, Arinta
AU - Pitaloka, Alia Badra
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Water hyacinth is an aquatic weed which has potential of natural fiber as raw material of composites. The mechanical properties and the availability of water hyacinth in tropical country are a potential that could be developed as natural fiber in composite. In this experiment, surface of water hyacinth treated by silane coupling agent for adhering with epoxy resin. Dry water hyacinth can be obtained by cold pressed and hot pressed which the temperature are varied. The tensile strength of water hyacinth that hot pressed treatment at 110 oC, is 28.36 N/mm2. Silane coupling agent is used for surface treatment. The immersion time of Dry water hyacinth in silane coupling agent is varied from 5, 10, and 15 minutes. The Composite with 15 minutes of immersion time of water hyacinth has the highest bending strength (20.524 N/mm2). From SEM observations showed that the influence of the silane coupling agent is very significant.
AB - Water hyacinth is an aquatic weed which has potential of natural fiber as raw material of composites. The mechanical properties and the availability of water hyacinth in tropical country are a potential that could be developed as natural fiber in composite. In this experiment, surface of water hyacinth treated by silane coupling agent for adhering with epoxy resin. Dry water hyacinth can be obtained by cold pressed and hot pressed which the temperature are varied. The tensile strength of water hyacinth that hot pressed treatment at 110 oC, is 28.36 N/mm2. Silane coupling agent is used for surface treatment. The immersion time of Dry water hyacinth in silane coupling agent is varied from 5, 10, and 15 minutes. The Composite with 15 minutes of immersion time of water hyacinth has the highest bending strength (20.524 N/mm2). From SEM observations showed that the influence of the silane coupling agent is very significant.
KW - Composites
KW - Epoxy resins
KW - Silane coupling agent
KW - Water hyacinth
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84873704823&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.651.480
DO - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.651.480
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84873704823
SN - 9783037856130
T3 - Advanced Materials Research
SP - 480
EP - 485
BT - 2012 International Conference on Engineering Materials, ICEM 2012
T2 - 2012 International Conference on Engineering Materials, ICEM 2012
Y2 - 30 December 2012 through 31 December 2012
ER -