Review Article

A Review of Structural Performance of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Fiber in Polymer Composites

Table 1

OPF fiber properties.

PropertyValueResearcher

Density (gr/cm3)0.7–1.55[15]
1.15[16]
1.15[12]
1.03[17]
0.895[18]
0.7–1.55[6, 19]
1.07[20]
1.4[21]
1.51[22]

Tensile strength (MPa)71[12]
377[17]
24.9[18]
100–400[15]
58.3[20]
50–400[6]
240–550[22]

Young’s modulus (GPa)1.7[12]
1–9[6, 15, 19]
2.75[17]
0.48[20]
3.2[21, 22]

Elongation at break (%)4[18]
13.71[17]
11[12]
8–18[6, 15, 19]
12.21[20]
14[21, 22]