Abstract
The natural fibers from trees, agricultural waste, fruit skins and others will be considered as recyclable and recently have been used widely as filler materials in polymer composites. As an alternative, natural fibers have become the attention of researchers to substituate the commercial, synthetic and costly fibers. Therefore, this study has used 6 types of natural fibers from local fruit waste in Malaysia, and investigate the ability of each of them to absorb oil and water. All natural fiber showed different absorption percentage within the testing period. The natural fiber which more hydrophilic goes to coconut shell, againts peanuts as the lowest in absorbing water. Meanwhile, coconut residue capable to absorb more oil than coconut shell which showed oleophobic behaviour. The cellulose content, the hollow or pores and also the types of natural fiber are the factors that affect the percentage of oil and water uptake.
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