Indra Mawardi, Samsul Rizal, Sri Aprilia, Muhammad Faisal
Environmentally friendly and sustainable buildings encourage researchers to develop natural fiber-based building materials. This investigation was prompted by the abundance of oil palm wood and the fact that it is rarely used as a building material. This study aims to investigate the thermal and spectroscopic properties of a hybrid bio-composite based on oil palm wood as a candidate for green building materials. The hybrid composite was fabricated from oil palm wood and ramie fiber as reinforcement and tapioca starch as a matrix. Oil palm wood particles and ramie fiber were pretreatedin 100°C water and NaOH solution, respectively. Hybrid biocomposite was fabricated using hotpress at constant temperature and pressure, with variations of HBC1, HBC2, HBC3 and HBC4. Evaluation of thermal properties in thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, and spectroscopic was carried out. Thermogravimetric and spectroscopic analysis showed that the HBC3 sample was more stable up to the temperature 358°C and the bigger crystal size is 3.45 nm, compared to other samples. These results showed that oil palm wood-based hybrid composites have the potential to be used as green building materials. © 2022 American Institute of Physics Inc.. All rights reserved.
Doctoral Program, School of Engineering, Post Graduate Program, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politeknik Negeri Lhokseumawe, Lhokseumawe, 24301, Indonesia; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia; Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
Research at a Glance
Register to unlock
Topics & SDG Alignment
Register to unlock
Collaboration
Register to unlock
Author Profile (Selected)
Register to unlock
References Overview
Register to unlock
Journal & Source
Register to unlock
Metadata & Integrity
Register to unlock