UTILIZATION OF MICRO SISAL FIBERS AS REINFORCEMENT AGENT AND POLYPROPYLENE OR POLYLACTIC ACID AS POLYMER MATRICES IN BIOCOMPOSITES MANUFACTURE
Sisal (Agave sisalana) as a perennial tropical plant grows abundantly in Indonesia. Its fibers can be used as the reinforcement agent of biocomposite products. Utilization of sisal as natural fiber has some notable benefits compared to synthetic fibers, such as renewable, light in weight, and low in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ministry of Environment and Forestry
2013-06-01
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| Series: | Indonesian Journal of Forestry Research |
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| Online Access: | http://ejournal.forda-mof.org/ejournal-litbang/index.php/IJFR/article/view/15 |