Journal Textile Coloration and Finishing Year / Vol., Issue, Month 2019 / V.31,no.1,Mar Title Effects of Solvent Treatment of Bamboo Fiber on Physical Properties of Polypropylene/Glass Fiber/Bamboo Fiber Composite Authors Su Kyoung Lee, Sung Wook Lim, Hyung Shik Shin1, Seung-Keon Woo2 and Eun Young Park* Institution/Affiliations KIFLT, 1CHEONGHA, 2MUJIN Pages/Total page pp.42 ~ 47 / 6 Language Korean Abstract Abstract In this study, the effects of surface treatment of bamboo fiber on the physical properties of polypropylene(PP)/glass fiber(GF)/Bamboo fiber(BF) composite for engine cover were investigated. PP, GF and BF were fixed at 40%, 40% and 20% and the surface of bamboo fibers were treated to 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0% as an acid and alkali solution. PP/GF/BR composites using surface treated bamboo fibers were prepared and their tensile strength, bursting strength and impact strength were measured by universal testing machine(UTM). The composites with alkali treated bamboo fiber showed better mechanical properties than the acid treated composites. It was checked that the optimum alkali content was at 1.0% from the results of mechanical properties. The effect of surface treatment on the mechanical properties was confirmed by SEM images of fractured surface. Keywords Keywords surface treatment, polypropylene, glass fiber, bamboo fiber, composites, engine cover Download   Reference http://www.koreascience.or.kr/article/ArticleFullRecord.jsp?cn=OSGGBT_2019_v31n1_42&ordernum=