Title
Concurrent optimization of the mechanical and electrical properties of polyaniline modified kenaf paper
Authors
SAIFUL IZWAN ABD RAZAK and NOOR FADZLIANA AHMAD SHARIF

Received November 11, 2013
Published Volume 49 Issue 2 February
Keywords kenaf, polyaniline, conductive paper, electrical conductivity, mechanical properties, numerical optimization, response surface methodology

Abstract
Response surface methodology (RSM) was used to simultaneously optimize the tear index and electrical conductivity of newly developed conductive paper made from kenaf fiber and polyaniline (KF-PANI). The Design of Experiment (DOE) was used to study the effect of process parameters. The measured tear index and electrical conductivity values were in good agreement with those of the predicted optimized process. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image of the optimized KF-PANI paper revealed no significant fiber damages.