PINEAPPLE FIBER

PineApple Leaf Fibre (PALF)

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Putri Rahma Wati/ D500154002

Restu Zulaekha/ D500150136
Windu Gilang Prasetyo/D500150139
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PROPERTIES

INTRODUCTION APPLICATION PROCESS

FUTURE
OUTLOOK
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HISTORY

Pineapple is a plant originating from America

found by Columbus in 1493 on the island of
Guadelopus. Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov (Soviet
botanists) ensured the pyramid origin of
pineapple plants was Brazilia, South America.
Pineapple plant is a plant can live in the tropics.
Up to now pineapple plants are known as plants
Indonesian commodities, although pineapple is
not actually a native plants of Indonesia.
Introduction

Fiber of pineapple leaf as one of the natural fiber

which is very abundant availability at this time, but is
no longer used and disposed of as waste. Though
pineapple leaf fiber can be used as a natural
alternative to fiber composite materials.
PROPERTIES

■The superiority of PALFs mechanical properties

is related with the high content of alpha-
cellulose content and low microfibrillar angle

■The result of PALF based polymer composites

shows excellent stiffness and strength
compared to other cellulose based composite
materials

■ High tensile strength

■The electrical properties show high anisotropy.

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•Scrapping Method of Extraction
Scrapping machine is the machine used for scrapping the
pineapple leaf fibre

•Retting of Pineapple Leaves

In retting process, small bundles of scratched pineapple
leaves are immersed in a water tank which contains
substrate : liquor in 1 : 20 ratio, urea 0.5%, or diammonium
phosphate (DAP) for fast retting reactions.
ADVANTAGES

•natural fiber will make the

material partially
biodegradable
•PALF is a low cost, low density
and low energy consumption.
DISADVANTAGES

• Surface modification of
PALF is required to
improve for good
interfacial adhesion of
PALF with polymers in
fabrication of polymer
composites
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FITURE OUTLOOK
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