Degradation characteristics of SPF/SPS biocomposites
In this work, sugar palm fibres (SPF) were used as a biodegradable reinforcement. SPF were incorporated into sugar palm starch (SPS) plasticised with glycerol using the compression molding process. Then the SPS and SPF/SPS biocomposites were submitted to biodegradation by means of soil burial experi...
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| author | Japar, Sahari Salit, Mohd Sapuan Zainudin, Edi Syams Maleque, Mohd Abdul |
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| description | In this work, sugar palm fibres (SPF) were used as a biodegradable reinforcement. SPF were incorporated into sugar palm starch (SPS) plasticised with glycerol using the compression molding process. Then the SPS and SPF/SPS biocomposites were submitted to biodegradation by means of soil burial experiments. The environmental effect on the SPS and SPF/SPS biocomposites were a loss in tensile strength of 78.09% and 53.67%, respectively, at the end of 72 hrs of the weathering testing period. The biodegradation test shows that SPS degrades very quickly and loses 63.58% of its weight at the end of 72 hrs compared to the SPF/SPS biocomposites. |
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| spelling | upm-369732018-06-21T06:38:05Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36973/ Degradation characteristics of SPF/SPS biocomposites Japar, Sahari Salit, Mohd Sapuan Zainudin, Edi Syams Maleque, Mohd Abdul In this work, sugar palm fibres (SPF) were used as a biodegradable reinforcement. SPF were incorporated into sugar palm starch (SPS) plasticised with glycerol using the compression molding process. Then the SPS and SPF/SPS biocomposites were submitted to biodegradation by means of soil burial experiments. The environmental effect on the SPS and SPF/SPS biocomposites were a loss in tensile strength of 78.09% and 53.67%, respectively, at the end of 72 hrs of the weathering testing period. The biodegradation test shows that SPS degrades very quickly and loses 63.58% of its weight at the end of 72 hrs compared to the SPF/SPS biocomposites. Institute of Biopolymers and Chemical Fibres 2014-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36973/1/Degradation%20characteristics%20of%20SPF.pdf Japar, Sahari and Salit, Mohd Sapuan and Zainudin, Edi Syams and Maleque, Mohd Abdul (2014) Degradation characteristics of SPF/SPS biocomposites. Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe, 22 (5 (107)). pp. 96-98. ISSN 1230-3666 http://www.fibtex.lodz.pl/article1345.html |
| spellingShingle | Japar, Sahari Salit, Mohd Sapuan Zainudin, Edi Syams Maleque, Mohd Abdul Degradation characteristics of SPF/SPS biocomposites |
| title | Degradation characteristics of SPF/SPS biocomposites |
| title_full | Degradation characteristics of SPF/SPS biocomposites |
| title_fullStr | Degradation characteristics of SPF/SPS biocomposites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Degradation characteristics of SPF/SPS biocomposites |
| title_short | Degradation characteristics of SPF/SPS biocomposites |
| title_sort | degradation characteristics of spf/sps biocomposites |
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