Sains Malaysiana 44(6)(2015):
771–778
A Study on the Characteristics of Palm-Based
Polyurethane as a Lightweight Aggregate in Concrete Mix
(Kajian terhadap Sifat Poliuretana Sawit sebagai
Agregat Ringan dalam Campuran Konkrit)
KAMARUL AINI MOHD SARI1, SOHIF MAT1,2, KHAIRIAH HAJI BADRI3*
& MUHAMMAD FAUZI MOHD ZAIN4
1Faculty of Engineering
Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
86400 Batu Pahat, Johor
Darul Takzim, Malaysia
2Solar Energy Research
Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 Bangi, Selangor
Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
3Faculty of Science and
Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 Bangi, Selangor
Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
4Faculty of Engineering
and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 Bangi, Selangor
Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Diserahkan: 15 Januari
2014/Diterima: 15 November 2014
ABSTRACT
Research on the development of
lightweight concrete (LWC) utilizing wastes and natural resources as lightweight aggregates (LWA)
is increasingly gaining attention worldwide due to sustainable and
environmental concerns. A new alternative is using palm kernel oil polyol (PKO-p)-based
polyurethane (PU) as filler. Rigid PU is
a block copolymer comprised of a monomeric PKO-p
and 2, 4-methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (crude MDI).
The property of PKO-p, its ratio with crude MDI and
reaction time were determined. The reaction time showed the average of 60 s for
cream time and 95 s for rise time with maximum hardening time of 8 min. The
reaction between PKO-p to MDI at
1:1 ratio resulted in a very short hardening time (within 2 min). The
compressive strength of the rigid PU was at 7.0 MPa
at a density of 206 kg/m3. Further increase in the amount of PKO-p
increased the density and compressive strength of the PU. PU aggregate
in the concrete mixture was added at 1 to 5% (w/w) to obtain concrete with
density of less than 1800 kg/m3. The resulting concrete has
excellent compressive strength (17.5 MPa) and thermal conductivity
(0.24 W/m⋅K). The
results showed that physical properties of PU played
the most significant effect on the physical and mechanical properties of the
lightweight concrete.
Keywords: Concrete mix; lightweight
aggregate; palm kernel oil polyol; rigid polyurethane
ABSTRAK
Penyelidikan
dalam membangunkan konkrit ringan (LWC) menggunakan bahan buangan
dan sumber semula jadi sebagai agregat ringan (LWA)
semakin mendapat perhatian dunia disebabkan oleh faktor kelestarian
bahan dan kebimbangan terhadap alam sekitar. Satu alternatif
baru dalam menghasilkan poliuretana (PU) sebagai pengisi adalah dengan
menggunakan bahan berasaskan minyak isirung sawit (PKO).
Poliuretana tegar adalah blok kopolimer
yang mengandungi poliol PKO (PKO-p)
dan 2,4-difenilmetana diisosianat (MDI mentah). Sifat PKO-p,
nisbahnya kepada MDI dan masa tindak balasnya ditentukan.
Masa tindak balas menunjukkan purata masa masing-masing 60 dan 90
s untuk masa pengkriman dan masa menaik dengan masa pematangan maksimum
8 min. Tindak balas antara PKO-p dengan MDI pada
nisbah 1:1 menunjukkan masa pematangan yang singkat (2 min). Kekuatan
mampatan PU tegar adalah 7.0 MPa
pada ketumpatan 206 kg/m3. Penambahan PKO-p meningkatkan ketumpatan dan kekuatan
mampatan PU. Jumlah agregat PU
halus dalam campuran konkrit ditambah daripada 1 hingga
5% (b/b) untuk mencapai ketumpatan konkrit kurang daripada 1800
kg/m3. Konkrit
ringan yang dihasilkan sangat baik daripada segi kekuatan mampatan (17.5 MPa) dan kekonduksian terma (0.24
W/m⋅K). Keputusan menunjukkan bahawa sifat fizikal PU menunjukkan
kesan paling ketara ke atas sifat fizikal dan mekanik konkrit ringan.
Kata
kunci: Agregat ringan; campuran konkrit; poliol minyak isirung sawit;
poliuretana tegar
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