Mechanical and thermal performance of polylactic Acid (PLA)- Saba banana peel composite
Synthetic materials reinforced with natural fibers are attracting great attention of scientists and researchers. Sustainability and eco-friendly nature along with easy availability and low cost are the key reasons. In this work, a natural fiber such as banana peel powder was investigated to create c...
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| author | Ahmad Irfan Nazarudin Adi Azriff Basri Ernnie Illyani Basri Kamarul Arifin Ahmad Mohammed Thariq Haji Hameed Sultan Mohd Nor Faiz Norrahim Mohd Rafein Zakaria |
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| description | Synthetic materials reinforced with natural fibers are attracting great attention of scientists and researchers. Sustainability and eco-friendly nature along with easy availability and low cost are the key reasons. In this work, a natural fiber such as banana peel powder was investigated to create composite materials while enhancing mechanical properties. The banana powder was extracted from banana peel waste by the drying method combined with grinding and sieving at 60 μm procedures followed by melt-blending and compression-moulding. Composite weightage was performed to exhibit powder with 0.5 %, 1 %, 2 % and 3 %. FTIR findings have indicated great compatibility and bonding between BPP and PLA. SEM and visual observations showed visual evidence that regular dispersion of BPP particles and provided toughening effect in 0.5 % and 1 % BPP composites. For compression moulding fabrication, 3251D PLA is found to have maximum tensile strength of 44.15 MPa and flexural strength of 36.18 MPa. Compared to PLA, flexibility is improved by 72.99 %. The reported optimum powder concentration was 1 % BPP used for the material polylactic acid (PLA/BPP) composite gave good results and the mechanical strength values were kept at the specified level (tensile strength: 37.45 MPa flexural strength: 70.51 MPa, and yield strength: 171.66 J/m). Thermogravimetric analysis indicated that the PLA-reinforced blend exhibits greater thermal stability compared to neat PLA and is supported with slight decreased temperature in DSC tests. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-858e35a424c548c1b3d3f253971b8e9f2025-08-20T03:59:37ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542025-09-01381552156210.1016/j.jmrt.2025.07.280Mechanical and thermal performance of polylactic Acid (PLA)- Saba banana peel compositeAhmad Irfan Nazarudin0Adi Azriff Basri1Ernnie Illyani Basri2Kamarul Arifin Ahmad3Mohammed Thariq Haji Hameed Sultan4Mohd Nor Faiz Norrahim5Mohd Rafein Zakaria6Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, MalaysiaDepartment of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia; Aerospace Malaysian Research Center (AMRC), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia; Laboratory of Biocomposite Technology, Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia; Corresponding author. Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, MalaysiaDepartment of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia; Aerospace Malaysian Research Center (AMRC), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, MalaysiaDepartment of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia; Laboratory of Biocomposite Technology, Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia; Aerospace Malaysia Innovation Centre (944751-A), Prime Minister's Department, ∼MIGHT Partnership Hub, Cyberjaya, MalaysiaDefence Research Institute, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Kem Perdana Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur, 57000, MalaysiaDepartment of Bioprocess Technology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, 43400, MalaysiaSynthetic materials reinforced with natural fibers are attracting great attention of scientists and researchers. Sustainability and eco-friendly nature along with easy availability and low cost are the key reasons. In this work, a natural fiber such as banana peel powder was investigated to create composite materials while enhancing mechanical properties. The banana powder was extracted from banana peel waste by the drying method combined with grinding and sieving at 60 μm procedures followed by melt-blending and compression-moulding. Composite weightage was performed to exhibit powder with 0.5 %, 1 %, 2 % and 3 %. FTIR findings have indicated great compatibility and bonding between BPP and PLA. SEM and visual observations showed visual evidence that regular dispersion of BPP particles and provided toughening effect in 0.5 % and 1 % BPP composites. For compression moulding fabrication, 3251D PLA is found to have maximum tensile strength of 44.15 MPa and flexural strength of 36.18 MPa. Compared to PLA, flexibility is improved by 72.99 %. The reported optimum powder concentration was 1 % BPP used for the material polylactic acid (PLA/BPP) composite gave good results and the mechanical strength values were kept at the specified level (tensile strength: 37.45 MPa flexural strength: 70.51 MPa, and yield strength: 171.66 J/m). Thermogravimetric analysis indicated that the PLA-reinforced blend exhibits greater thermal stability compared to neat PLA and is supported with slight decreased temperature in DSC tests.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785425019386Banana peelPLACompression mouldingComposite strengthComposite thermalComposite morphology |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad Irfan Nazarudin Adi Azriff Basri Ernnie Illyani Basri Kamarul Arifin Ahmad Mohammed Thariq Haji Hameed Sultan Mohd Nor Faiz Norrahim Mohd Rafein Zakaria Mechanical and thermal performance of polylactic Acid (PLA)- Saba banana peel composite Journal of Materials Research and Technology Banana peel PLA Compression moulding Composite strength Composite thermal Composite morphology |
| title | Mechanical and thermal performance of polylactic Acid (PLA)- Saba banana peel composite |
| title_full | Mechanical and thermal performance of polylactic Acid (PLA)- Saba banana peel composite |
| title_fullStr | Mechanical and thermal performance of polylactic Acid (PLA)- Saba banana peel composite |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mechanical and thermal performance of polylactic Acid (PLA)- Saba banana peel composite |
| title_short | Mechanical and thermal performance of polylactic Acid (PLA)- Saba banana peel composite |
| title_sort | mechanical and thermal performance of polylactic acid pla saba banana peel composite |
| topic | Banana peel PLA Compression moulding Composite strength Composite thermal Composite morphology |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785425019386 |
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