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Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Wastes Reinforced Bamboo
Fibre as Fire Retardant Polyester Composites
Fathin Sakinah Bt Mohd Radzi
Supervisor: Dr. Suriani Bt Mat Jusoh
Bachelor of Applied Science (Maritime Technology)
School of Ocean Engineering
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Bamboo fibre reinforced composite is prepare by blending unsaturated polyester resin
(UPR) from waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) with bamboo fibre. The bamboo
fibres will be treated with sodium hydroxide follow by silane prior to inclusion into the
UPR. The untreated bamboo fibres reinforced composite is use as a control. Dricon as
a phosphate type of flame retardant with different amount will be added to reduce
the flammability of the composite. The burning properties, limiting oxygen index (LOI),
tensile strength and modulus of both composites will increase with the addition of
Dricon. Besides, thermogravimetry (TGA) analysis indicates the degradation
temperature will be increase with the addition of Dricon into bamboo fibre composites.
Also morphological observations indicate better distribution of Dricon for treated fibre
composite result in enhancement of the tensile properties of the treated fibre
composite. Thus, the bamboo fibre composites with addition of Dricon are crucial as
fire retardant composites.
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