Characterisation and biodegradation of poly(latic acid) blended with oil palm biomass and fertiliser for bioplastic fertiliser composites
This work presents a new technique for producing a slow-release fertiliser with bioplastic polymer coating. Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) was blended with granular NPK fertiliser and empty fruit bunch (EFB) fibres using extrusion technique. The polymer coatings were characterised using thermal gravimetric...
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| author | Ahmad Saffian, Harmaen Abdan, Khalina Hassan, Mohd Ali Ibrahim, Nor Azowa Jawaid, Mohammad |
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| description | This work presents a new technique for producing a slow-release fertiliser with bioplastic polymer coating. Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) was blended with granular NPK fertiliser and empty fruit bunch (EFB) fibres using extrusion technique. The polymer coatings were characterised using thermal gravimetric analyser (TGA) and diffraction scanning calorimetry (DSC). The PLA and EFB fibres complemented each other in terms of their thermal stability in the BpF composites. A homogenous BpF blend was observed under a scanning electron microscope (SEM). In biodegradation the percentages of weight loss for PLA/EFB/NPKC1 and PLA/EFB/NPKC2 were higher due to the presence of EFB fibres, which were 64.3% and 76.3%, respectively. |
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| spelling | upm-552562018-03-20T01:09:04Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55256/ Characterisation and biodegradation of poly(latic acid) blended with oil palm biomass and fertiliser for bioplastic fertiliser composites Ahmad Saffian, Harmaen Abdan, Khalina Hassan, Mohd Ali Ibrahim, Nor Azowa Jawaid, Mohammad This work presents a new technique for producing a slow-release fertiliser with bioplastic polymer coating. Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) was blended with granular NPK fertiliser and empty fruit bunch (EFB) fibres using extrusion technique. The polymer coatings were characterised using thermal gravimetric analyser (TGA) and diffraction scanning calorimetry (DSC). The PLA and EFB fibres complemented each other in terms of their thermal stability in the BpF composites. A homogenous BpF blend was observed under a scanning electron microscope (SEM). In biodegradation the percentages of weight loss for PLA/EFB/NPKC1 and PLA/EFB/NPKC2 were higher due to the presence of EFB fibres, which were 64.3% and 76.3%, respectively. North Carolina State University 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55256/1/Characterisation%20and%20biodegradation%20of%20poly%28latic%20acid%29%20blended%20with%20oil%20palm%20biomass%20and%20fertiliser%20for%20bioplastic%20fertiliser%20composites.pdf Ahmad Saffian, Harmaen and Abdan, Khalina and Hassan, Mohd Ali and Ibrahim, Nor Azowa and Jawaid, Mohammad (2016) Characterisation and biodegradation of poly(latic acid) blended with oil palm biomass and fertiliser for bioplastic fertiliser composites. BioResources, 11 (1). pp. 2055-2070. ISSN 1930-2126 http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_11_1_2055_Saffian_Biodegradation_Oil_Palm_Biomass |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad Saffian, Harmaen Abdan, Khalina Hassan, Mohd Ali Ibrahim, Nor Azowa Jawaid, Mohammad Characterisation and biodegradation of poly(latic acid) blended with oil palm biomass and fertiliser for bioplastic fertiliser composites |
| title | Characterisation and biodegradation of poly(latic acid) blended with oil palm biomass and fertiliser for bioplastic fertiliser composites |
| title_full | Characterisation and biodegradation of poly(latic acid) blended with oil palm biomass and fertiliser for bioplastic fertiliser composites |
| title_fullStr | Characterisation and biodegradation of poly(latic acid) blended with oil palm biomass and fertiliser for bioplastic fertiliser composites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterisation and biodegradation of poly(latic acid) blended with oil palm biomass and fertiliser for bioplastic fertiliser composites |
| title_short | Characterisation and biodegradation of poly(latic acid) blended with oil palm biomass and fertiliser for bioplastic fertiliser composites |
| title_sort | characterisation and biodegradation of poly(latic acid) blended with oil palm biomass and fertiliser for bioplastic fertiliser composites |
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