Poonsub ThreepopnatkulThanaphat KrachangWipawee TeerawattananonKatawut SuriyaphaparkornChanin Kulsetthanchalee2025-03-102025-03-102013Advanced Materials Research978-303785771-71022668010.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.747.3512-s2.0-84884806688https://repository.dusit.ac.th//handle/123456789/4962This research is to study the effect of two different flame retardants i.e., bisphenol-A bis (diphenyl phosphate) (BDP) and 9, 10-Dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide (DOPO) on the flammability and mechanical properties of the composites of modified natural pineapple leaf fiber (PALF) reinforced acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). A 10% by weight of such PALF was compounded with ABS using diisononyl phthalate 1% w/w as plasticizer at the different flame retardant concentration (10 and 20 wt%) in a co-rotating twin screw extruder. An injection molding machine was used to prepare the specimens. The effects of flame-retardants showed that the PALF/ABS composite containg DOPO showed superior performance in terms of flammabitily. Higher content of flame retardants led to increase LOI value. Moreover, the composites added DOPO produce enhanced mechanical properties such as young's modulus and tensile strength. © (2013) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.ABSFlame retardantsPineapple leaf fiberConference paperScopus