Effect of Chemical Treatments of Banana Leaf On The Physical Properties
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2015-10
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Rahiman, Muhammad Iqmal
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The study was conducted to investigate the effect of chemical treatment of banana leaf on the physical properties. Film from banana leaf were produced by soaking raw material banana leaf in to the glycerol solution with different ratio that is 1:1, 1:2, and 1:3 where 1 is the glycerol with different soaking time; 4,6,8,10 and 12 seconds. The temperature for the glycerol solution also ranged from 40, 60, 80, and 100°C. The properties of raw banana leaf including waster absorption, tensile strength, and young modulus was investigated before the banana leaf soaked into glycerol solution. The physical and mechanical properties of the film produce from soaking into glycerol solution were evaluated. Film produced from ratio 1:3, temperature of the solution 100°C and soaking time 10 seconds shows lower percentage of water absorption with higher tensile strength, tearing strength, and folding endurance compared other films. The effects of soaking into glycerol solution also were viewed using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). Another study was on the film that was produced from soaked glycerol solution will undergo Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Moulding to impregnated the acylic resin into the film from different temperature range from 100, 130 and 150°C and pressing time from 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 minutes. Based on the study, the film that was produced shows some improvement in term of water absorption percentage, tensile strength, tearing strength and folding endurance. Solvent uptake was to investigate the degree of polymerization of acrylic resin. More solvent uptake occurred shows that less crosslinking happens. Based on the result, only tensile strength has a linear relationship with the solvent uptake of the acrylic resin.
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