Properties of compression moulding starch - nanoclay biocomposites

Most of the thermoplastic starch (TPS) is prepared via extruding machine and hot pressing method. The traditional thermoplastic starch was plasticized by water. This blend however, produces a brittle and lower strength of samples [1]. Glycerol and acylamide were among the plasticizers used to improv...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ahmad, Zuraida, Anuar, Hazleen
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/2159/2/ICCE_China2.pdf