Ismadi Ismadi
Research Center for Biomass and Bioproduct, National Research and Innovation Agency, Cibinong Bogor, 16911|National Research and Innovation Agency|Indonesia

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Thermal Properties of Acetylated Betung Bamboo (Dendrocalamus asper) Pulp – Polypropylene Biocomposites Wida Banar Kusumaningrum; Sukma Surya Kusumah; Ismadi Ismadi; Rochmadi Rochmadi; Subyakto Subyakto
Jurnal Kimia Sains dan Aplikasi Vol 26, No 3 (2023): Volume 26 Issue 3 Year 2023
Publisher : Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Diponegoro University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/jksa.26.3.91-100

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Thermal properties are important factors to determine the proper manufacturing, processing, and storing of biocomposites. Therefore, the thermal properties of the biocomposite made from acetylated betung bamboo pulp and polypropylene (PP) were investigated. The biocomposite was manufactured by hot pressing at 180 oC for 2 minutes and the fiber contents of the acetylated bamboo pulp used were 10 and 20% according to PP weight. The influence of acetylation and fiber content of bamboo pulp on the thermal properties of the biocomposite were investigated by using differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) and thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA). The results showed that acetylated bamboo pulp-PP biocomposite’s were higher than its pure and untreated biocomposites. The rate of crystallization growth of the acetylated bamboo pulp-PP biocomposites was faster up to 4.5 fold than pure PP composite. In addition, its acetylated bamboo pulp-PP had higher onset and maximum decomposition temperature than its untreated fiber-PP biocomposites but lower than PP. According to the results, the best thermal properties of biocomposite were obtained by acetylation of bamboo pulp with 10% fiber content.