Characterization of natural organic composite based on pineapple leaf fibre and epoxy resin as fibre board
Abiyoga Noeriman (a*). Widayani (a). Damar Rastri Adhika (b). Triati Dewi Kencana Wungu (a). Ahmad Fauzan Bagaskoro (a)
a) Physics Department, Bandung Institute of Technology, Jalan Ganesha 10, Bandung 40132, Indonesia
*abiyoganoeriman[at]gmail.com
b) Industrial Technology Department, Bandung Institute of Technology, Jalan Ganesha 10, Bandung 40132, Indonesia
Abstract
Nowadays, environmental issue become one of interesting issue to talk about. Everything that human done connects with their environment. One of the example is using daily product to sustain their live, such as wood for housing or furniture. Wood board that is made by cutting tree is the concern, because the need is increasing. On the other hand, we have to maintain the forest. Concerning this issue, developing fiber-based composite board can be an alternative. Pineapple leaf fiber – epoxy resin composite with varied compositions have been prepared in Biophysics lab, Physics Department of ITB, using a simple mixing method followed by hot pressing ( 0.22183 MPa, 100°C) for 3 hour. The main characterization of the composite is the mechanical properties. Other characterization represented the quality of a board such as density and water absorption level, also will be carried out.
Keywords: Composite; Fibre board; Pineapple fibre; Tensile
Topic: Biophysics and Medical Physics