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The effect of the electric fields on crystalline structure and functional group of mendong fiber (Fimbristylis globulosa)

  • Heru Suryanto*
  • , Yudy Surya Irawan
  • , Rudy Soenoko
  • , Poppy Puspitasari
  • , Aminnudin
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Over the previous few years, natural fibers have been used as the main reinforcement for composite materials. Natural fibers have been offering many advantages in the recent years. The benefits of natural fiber composites that compared to composites with synthetic fiber reinforcement are low price, low density, being easily separated, being abundantly available, being renewable, being biodegradable, and having no health hazard. Nowadays investigation on properties of natural fiber reinforced polymer composite is the most attractive area for researchers. Research and development efforts have been carried out to find new use for mendong fiber as reinforcement material in polymer composites in electrical applications. So, this research objective is to know the crystalline properties and functional group of mendong in presence of electric fields. The methods were extraction of mendong fiber using mechanical procedure, both XRD and FTIR analysis, and AC electric fields treatment of 250, 500, 750, 1000 V/cm with frequency of 1 kHz. Results show that crystallinity of the fiber structure is 70% and after an exposure to an electric field, the crystallinity of the fiber slightly decreased of 2% in the treatment of the electric field of 250 V/cm. Indications of functional groups still lies in the same wavelength range of numbers but some of functional group was changed in spectrum shape because of polarity transformation in fiber.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the International Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Education Conferences, IMEEEC 2016
EditorsDuwi Leksono Adi, Poppy Puspitasari, Heru Suryanto, Avita Ayu Permanasari, Fuad Indra, Andika Bagus Nur Rahma Putra, Ahmad Atiff Fikri
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735414402
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Oct 2016
EventInternational Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Education Conferences, IMEEEC 2016 - Malang, East Java, Indonesia
Duration: 7 Oct 20168 Oct 2016

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1778
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

ConferenceInternational Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Education Conferences, IMEEEC 2016
Country/TerritoryIndonesia
CityMalang, East Java
Period7/10/168/10/16

Keywords

  • electric fields
  • FTIR
  • mendong fiber
  • XRD

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