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- Title
PVA nanocomposites reinforced with cellulose nanofibers from oil palm empty fruit bunches (OPEFBs).
- Authors
Fahma, Farah; Naruhito Hori; Tadahisa Iwata; Akio Takemura
- Abstract
The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of sonication time on the morphology and properties of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)- cellulose nanocomposite. PVA nanocomposite films were prepared by reinforcement of cellulose nanofibers into a PVA matrix with different sonication time. Two series of PVA films with and without cellulose nanofibers were prepared by varying the sonication time. The effect of sonication time on the morphology and properties of the films were investigated by SEM, FTIR and Raman spectroscopy, TGA, and tensile test. The results showed that the mechanical property of the nanocomposite films increased with increasing sonication time until 9 min.
- Subjects
SONICATION; SCANNING electron microscopy; FOURIER transform infrared spectroscopy; RAMAN spectroscopy; MOLECULAR spectroscopy
- Publication
Emirates Journal of Food & Agriculture (EJFA), 2017, Vol 29, Issue 5, p323
- ISSN
2079-052X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.9755/ejfa.2016-02-215