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CONCLUSION
Aji, I. S., Zinudin, E. S., Khairul, M. Z., Abdan, K. and S. M. Sapuan
In the current study, electron beam irradiation, without the addition of any cross linking agents,
was investigated at varying doses of EB-Irradiation to develop environmentally friendly biocomposites.
Improvement in the tensile properties of the hybrid was achieved, with the result
showing a direct proportionality relationship between tensile properties and increased radiation
dose. In particular, HDPE has been shown to be self-cross-linked, enabling interesting tensile
properties with irradiation. Meanwhile, the statistical analysis conducted validated the results
obtained and showed that an adequate mixing of fibres and matrix had taken place at very
significant level in tensile modulus of the hybrid.
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