Effect of Aging Process in Different Solutions on Kenaf Fibre Structure and Its Interfacial Adhesion in Epoxy Composites

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijps/volume-2018/1290468/figures/1290468.fig.005a.svgz" name="1290468.fig.005a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Untreated virgin fibre</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijps/volume-2018/1290468/figures/1290468.fig.005b.svgz" name="1290468.fig.005b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Untreated fibre aged with water</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijps/volume-2018/1290468/figures/1290468.fig.005c.svgz" name="1290468.fig.005c" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(c) </b>Untreated fibre aged with salt water</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="d"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijps/volume-2018/1290468/figures/1290468.fig.005d.svgz" name="1290468.fig.005d" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(d) </b>Untreated fibre aged with diesel</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="e"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijps/volume-2018/1290468/figures/1290468.fig.005e.svgz" name="1290468.fig.005e" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(e) </b>Untreated fibre aged with engine oil</td></tr></table>

<div>SEM micrograph of aged untreated kenaf fibre sample.</div>

International Journal of Polymer Science

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Figure 5: Effect of Aging Process in Different Solutions on Kenaf Fibre Structure and Its Interfacial Adhesion in Epoxy Composites 