Hybrid Fibre Polylactide Acid Composite with Empty Fruit Bunch: Chopped Glass Strands

Table 1

Experimental parameters investigated in this work.

Sample designation*	Volume fraction, (%)		Solvent type	Length of E-glass (GLS) fibre (mm)
	E-glass (GLS) fibre	Empty fruit bunch (EFB) fibre
CH003	0	20	Chloroform	3
CH053	5	15	Chloroform	3
CH103	10	10	Chloroform	3
CH153	15	5	Chloroform	3
CH203	20	0	Chloroform	3
DC003	0	20	Dichloromethane	3
DC053	5	15	Dichloromethane	3
DC103	10	10	Dichloromethane	3
DC153	15	5	Dichloromethane	3
DC203	20	0	Dichloromethane	3
DC056	5	15	Dichloromethane	6
DC106	10	10	Dichloromethane	6
DC156	15	5	Dichloromethane	6
DC206	20	0	Dichloromethane	6

Nomenclature for CHXXY and DCXXY:
“CH” and “DC” refer to the solvent type used for the processing (CH = chloroform; DC = dichloromethane); “XX” corresponds to the volume fraction of GLS fibre (ranging from 0 to 20% ) while “Y” corresponds to the length of GLS fibre (3 or 6 mm).