Open AccessMechanical and flame-retardant properties of oil palm empty fruit bunches
Author(s) -
Okta Riza,
Siti Nikmatin,
H. Hendradi,
AS Firda
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/460/1/012039
Subject(s) - fire retardant , materials science , ultimate tensile strength , composite material , fiber , flame test
In this work we studied the mechanical and flame retardant properties of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches (OPEFB). Currently, the use of OPEFB waste in Indonesia is not optimal and the amount of the waste continues to increase every year. In this study, we optimized the flame retardant properties of non-woven OPEFB fibers. The OPEFB fiber was modified by making it non woven and treated in situ by immersing it with a mixture of NaOH and CaCl 2 solution (flame retardant-1 treatment) and also a mixture of KOH and CaCl 2 solution (flame retardant-2 treatment). In addition, the treated fibers were investigated for surface morphology and tested for thermal and tensile strength tests. Provision of flame retardant treatment in non woven fibers can improve flame retarding and mechanical properties. The objective of this study was optimization of flame retardant treatment of OPEFB. Non woven fiber which was treated with the first flame retardant with a concentration of 3 M did not burn for 12 seconds. The vertical flame test showed that the burning time until the fiber runs out was slowed to 39 seconds. Fibers treated with NaOH and CaCl 2 with 3 M concentration also had the best tensile strength values of 8.13 MPa. In the morphology test, non-woven fibers with the first flame retardant treatment were better than non woven fibers with the second flame retardant treatment.