Characterization of biodegradable composite based on polycaprolactone/starch reinforced with sugarcane bagasse microfibrillated cellulose
Biodegradable polymers have been extensively studied in order to substitute the synthetic polymers since they are non-biodegradable which is harmful to environment. Polycaprolactone (PCL) could be a good candidate to substitute synthetic polymer since it can be slowly degraded by microbes. PCL was s...
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| author | Jimat, Dzun Noraini Sulaiman, Sarina Ariffin, Faridah |
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| description | Biodegradable polymers have been extensively studied in order to substitute the synthetic polymers since they are non-biodegradable which is harmful to environment. Polycaprolactone (PCL) could be a good candidate to substitute synthetic polymer since it can be slowly degraded by microbes. PCL was synthesized by ring-opening polymerization of -caprolactone with stannous octoate as catalyst. To improve the mechanical strength of PCL, it was reinforced with microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) and starch acts as filler. MFC was extracted from sugarcane bagasse (SCB) through chemo-mechanical treatments. Characterizations of the PCL-starch composite reinforced with SCB-MFC with respect to its morphology and structural changes were evaluated. In this study, amount of tapioca starch was fixed at 40%. Meanwhile, the composition of SCB-MFC and PCL were varied 50% to 58% and 2% to 10% respectively. Initial observation from microscopy images showed that there were significant changes of morphology of PCL after adding starch and SCB-MFC. The surface of biocomposite PCL-starch-SCB-MFC was quite uniform and smooth with less 5% of SCB-MFC. However, fine aggregates was observed on the sample with 10% of MFC-SCB due to the presence of sugarcane bagasse microfibril cellulose. |
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| spelling | iium-548522017-02-21T07:48:35Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/54852/ Characterization of biodegradable composite based on polycaprolactone/starch reinforced with sugarcane bagasse microfibrillated cellulose Jimat, Dzun Noraini Sulaiman, Sarina Ariffin, Faridah TA401 Materials of engineering and construction Biodegradable polymers have been extensively studied in order to substitute the synthetic polymers since they are non-biodegradable which is harmful to environment. Polycaprolactone (PCL) could be a good candidate to substitute synthetic polymer since it can be slowly degraded by microbes. PCL was synthesized by ring-opening polymerization of -caprolactone with stannous octoate as catalyst. To improve the mechanical strength of PCL, it was reinforced with microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) and starch acts as filler. MFC was extracted from sugarcane bagasse (SCB) through chemo-mechanical treatments. Characterizations of the PCL-starch composite reinforced with SCB-MFC with respect to its morphology and structural changes were evaluated. In this study, amount of tapioca starch was fixed at 40%. Meanwhile, the composition of SCB-MFC and PCL were varied 50% to 58% and 2% to 10% respectively. Initial observation from microscopy images showed that there were significant changes of morphology of PCL after adding starch and SCB-MFC. The surface of biocomposite PCL-starch-SCB-MFC was quite uniform and smooth with less 5% of SCB-MFC. However, fine aggregates was observed on the sample with 10% of MFC-SCB due to the presence of sugarcane bagasse microfibril cellulose. Kulliyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia 2016 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54852/15/54852.pdf Jimat, Dzun Noraini and Sulaiman, Sarina and Ariffin, Faridah (2016) Characterization of biodegradable composite based on polycaprolactone/starch reinforced with sugarcane bagasse microfibrillated cellulose. In: 4th International Conference on Biotechnology Engineering 2016 (ICBioE 2016), 25th-27th July 2016, Kuala Lumpur. http://www.iium.edu.my/icbioe/2016/ |
| spellingShingle | TA401 Materials of engineering and construction Jimat, Dzun Noraini Sulaiman, Sarina Ariffin, Faridah Characterization of biodegradable composite based on polycaprolactone/starch reinforced with sugarcane bagasse microfibrillated cellulose |
| title | Characterization of biodegradable composite based on polycaprolactone/starch reinforced with sugarcane bagasse microfibrillated cellulose |
| title_full | Characterization of biodegradable composite based on polycaprolactone/starch reinforced with sugarcane bagasse microfibrillated cellulose |
| title_fullStr | Characterization of biodegradable composite based on polycaprolactone/starch reinforced with sugarcane bagasse microfibrillated cellulose |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterization of biodegradable composite based on polycaprolactone/starch reinforced with sugarcane bagasse microfibrillated cellulose |
| title_short | Characterization of biodegradable composite based on polycaprolactone/starch reinforced with sugarcane bagasse microfibrillated cellulose |
| title_sort | characterization of biodegradable composite based on polycaprolactone/starch reinforced with sugarcane bagasse microfibrillated cellulose |
| topic | TA401 Materials of engineering and construction |
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