PMID- 31317082
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20201001
IS  - 2405-8440 (Print)
IS  - 2405-8440 (Electronic)
IS  - 2405-8440 (Linking)
VI  - 5
IP  - 7
DP  - 2019 Jul
TI  - Mechanical performance and water uptake behaviour of treated bamboo 
      fibre-reinforced high-density polyethylene composites.
PG  - e02028
LID - 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02028 [doi]
LID - e02028
AB  - High density polyethylene (HDPE) composites reinforced with short bamboo fibre 
      (BF) were fabricated by compression moulding technique. BF were extracted from 
      bamboo culm and treated with 0.5 M NaOH. The composites were developed by 
      melt-compounding various weight fractions (2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 wt.%) of the treated 
      BF with HDPE with the aid of single screw laboratory extruder at a temperature of 
      180-220  degrees C. The extrudates were thereafter moulded into various test specimens 
      with the aid of carver laboratory press at a temperature of 230  degrees C and applied 
      pressure of 0.2 kPa for 10 min. Effect of the treated BF on the mechanical 
      properties and water uptake behaviour of the composites were studied. The results 
      revealed that there was enhancement in the mechanical properties from 2 - 4 wt.% 
      of BF while the water absorption rate increased with increase in the fibre weight 
      fraction. The morphology of the composites showed that there was a homogenous 
      dispersion of BF at lower weight fraction, although fibre agglomeration was 
      noticed at higher weight fraction. The results of this study revealed that 
      treated bamboo fibres are suitable for reinforcing HDPE.
FAU - Daramola, O O
AU  - Daramola OO
AD  - Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Federal University of 
      Technology, Akure 340001, Nigeria.
AD  - Institute of NanoEngineering Research (INER), Department of Chemical, 
      Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (Polymer Division), Tshwane University of 
      Technology, Pretoria, South Africa and the Tooling Centre Soshanguve Campus, 
      Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria 117, South Africa.
FAU - Akinwekomi, A D
AU  - Akinwekomi AD
AD  - Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Federal University of 
      Technology, Akure 340001, Nigeria.
FAU - Adediran, A A
AU  - Adediran AA
AD  - Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Landmark 
      University, PMB 1001, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria.
FAU - Akindote-White, O
AU  - Akindote-White O
AD  - Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Federal University of 
      Technology, Akure 340001, Nigeria.
FAU - Sadiku, E R
AU  - Sadiku ER
AD  - Institute of NanoEngineering Research (INER), Department of Chemical, 
      Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (Polymer Division), Tshwane University of 
      Technology, Pretoria, South Africa and the Tooling Centre Soshanguve Campus, 
      Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria 117, South Africa.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20190703
PL  - England
TA  - Heliyon
JT  - Heliyon
JID - 101672560
PMC - PMC6611916
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Bamboo fibres
OT  - Flexural
OT  - Fracture
OT  - Materials science
OT  - Matrix
OT  - Reinforcement
EDAT- 2019/07/19 06:00
MHDA- 2019/07/19 06:01
PMCR- 2019/07/03
CRDT- 2019/07/19 06:00
PHST- 2019/02/12 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2019/04/07 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2019/06/28 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2019/07/19 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/07/19 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/07/19 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2019/07/03 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - S2405-8440(19)35688-9 [pii]
AID - e02028 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02028 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Heliyon. 2019 Jul 3;5(7):e02028. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02028. eCollection 
      2019 Jul.