Preparation and characterization of plasticized Polylactic acid/starch blend
Petroleum based packaging materials has raised environmental concerns due to its non-environmentally friendly degradation. Conventional plastic takes a long time to degrade and remains in the waste dump. Since then, attention to biodegradable plastics has been heightened for its greener degradation....
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| author | Jame, Raina Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed Anuar, Hazleen Samat, Noorasikin Ali, Fathilah |
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| description | Petroleum based packaging materials has raised environmental concerns due to its non-environmentally friendly degradation. Conventional plastic takes a long time to degrade and remains in the waste dump. Since then, attention to biodegradable plastics has been heightened for its greener degradation. Polylactic acid (PLA) is a renewable polymer with mechanical properties comparable to those of the conventional plastics. This study aims to improve the mechanical and thermal properties and reducing the cost of PLA production by blending PLA with starch as filler and epoxy palm oil (EPO) as plasticizer. The PLA/starch/EPO blends were prepared by solution casting and melt blending methods and properties of the blends were studied and characterized. The thermal properties of plasticized PLA/starch were investigated by Differential Screening Calorimetry (DSC) followed by Fourier Transform Infra-Red Spectroscopy (FT-IR) in order to observe the degree of interaction of plasticized PLA/starch blend. The mechanical properties were investigated using Universal Tensile Test. |
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| spelling | iium-478532017-12-05T07:37:17Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/47853/ Preparation and characterization of plasticized Polylactic acid/starch blend Jame, Raina Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed Anuar, Hazleen Samat, Noorasikin Ali, Fathilah TP1080 Polymers, plastics and their manufacture TS195 Packaging Petroleum based packaging materials has raised environmental concerns due to its non-environmentally friendly degradation. Conventional plastic takes a long time to degrade and remains in the waste dump. Since then, attention to biodegradable plastics has been heightened for its greener degradation. Polylactic acid (PLA) is a renewable polymer with mechanical properties comparable to those of the conventional plastics. This study aims to improve the mechanical and thermal properties and reducing the cost of PLA production by blending PLA with starch as filler and epoxy palm oil (EPO) as plasticizer. The PLA/starch/EPO blends were prepared by solution casting and melt blending methods and properties of the blends were studied and characterized. The thermal properties of plasticized PLA/starch were investigated by Differential Screening Calorimetry (DSC) followed by Fourier Transform Infra-Red Spectroscopy (FT-IR) in order to observe the degree of interaction of plasticized PLA/starch blend. The mechanical properties were investigated using Universal Tensile Test. 2015 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/47853/21/47853-new.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/47853/22/47853-poster.pdf Jame, Raina and Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed and Anuar, Hazleen and Samat, Noorasikin and Ali, Fathilah (2015) Preparation and characterization of plasticized Polylactic acid/starch blend. In: 5th International Conference on Advancement in Science and Technology (iCAST 2015), 10th-12th August 2015, Kuantan, Pahang. (Unpublished) |
| spellingShingle | TP1080 Polymers, plastics and their manufacture TS195 Packaging Jame, Raina Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed Anuar, Hazleen Samat, Noorasikin Ali, Fathilah Preparation and characterization of plasticized Polylactic acid/starch blend |
| title | Preparation and characterization of plasticized Polylactic acid/starch blend |
| title_full | Preparation and characterization of plasticized Polylactic acid/starch blend |
| title_fullStr | Preparation and characterization of plasticized Polylactic acid/starch blend |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preparation and characterization of plasticized Polylactic acid/starch blend |
| title_short | Preparation and characterization of plasticized Polylactic acid/starch blend |
| title_sort | preparation and characterization of plasticized polylactic acid/starch blend |
| topic | TP1080 Polymers, plastics and their manufacture TS195 Packaging |
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