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by the single decomposition temperature of nanocomposite. No increment in matrix
melting temperature, no ef ect in recrystallization during i rst heating, second heating,
cooling and glass transition suggest the reinforcement was not af ected at the onset of
translational and rotational backbone motions in the composite matrix. h e dynamic
mechanical improvement showed that the increment of kenaf whiskers as reinforce-
ment in the CAB matrix is believed due to whiskers-whiskers interactions through
hydrogen bonding.
Acknowledgements
h e authors are grateful to the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) and the Ministry of
Plantation, Industry and Commodity (MPIC), the Government of Malaysia, for the
i nancial funding for this research.
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