The study of biodegradable thermoplastics sago starch
The motivation of this work is to lessen the dependence on non-degradable plastic packaging which can lead to waste disposal problems. In this paper, the alternative biodegradable material developed by using local available sago starch in the present of biodegradable glycerol as plasticizer, as wel...
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| author | Ahmad, Zuraida Anuar, Hazleen Yusof, Yusliza |
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| description | The motivation of this work is to lessen the dependence on non-degradable plastic packaging which can lead to waste disposal problems. In this paper, the alternative biodegradable material developed by using local available sago starch in the present of biodegradable glycerol as
plasticizer, as well as a set of composition added with citric acid as co-plasticizer is reported. Starch
was added with 15-30 w/w% of glycerol to prepare workable bioplastics. The samples were characterized by Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and tested for mechanical properties. The results reveale that, the tensile strength of the bioplastic is
increasing with the increasing of glycerol until the optimum amount of 30 w/w%. The similar trend is also observed upon the addition of the citric acid. The decrease of the strength after the optimum point, however is obvious in the specimens with the addition of citric acid which is about 50% lower than the specimen without citric acid. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:23532013-05-13T01:09:16Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/2353/ The study of biodegradable thermoplastics sago starch Ahmad, Zuraida Anuar, Hazleen Yusof, Yusliza TS195 Packaging The motivation of this work is to lessen the dependence on non-degradable plastic packaging which can lead to waste disposal problems. In this paper, the alternative biodegradable material developed by using local available sago starch in the present of biodegradable glycerol as plasticizer, as well as a set of composition added with citric acid as co-plasticizer is reported. Starch was added with 15-30 w/w% of glycerol to prepare workable bioplastics. The samples were characterized by Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and tested for mechanical properties. The results reveale that, the tensile strength of the bioplastic is increasing with the increasing of glycerol until the optimum amount of 30 w/w%. The similar trend is also observed upon the addition of the citric acid. The decrease of the strength after the optimum point, however is obvious in the specimens with the addition of citric acid which is about 50% lower than the specimen without citric acid. Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/2353/1/KEM.471-472.397.pdf Ahmad, Zuraida and Anuar, Hazleen and Yusof, Yusliza (2011) The study of biodegradable thermoplastics sago starch. Key Engineering Materials, 471. pp. 397-402. ISSN 1013-9826 doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.471-472.397 |
| spellingShingle | TS195 Packaging Ahmad, Zuraida Anuar, Hazleen Yusof, Yusliza The study of biodegradable thermoplastics sago starch |
| title | The study of biodegradable thermoplastics sago starch |
| title_full | The study of biodegradable thermoplastics sago starch |
| title_fullStr | The study of biodegradable thermoplastics sago starch |
| title_full_unstemmed | The study of biodegradable thermoplastics sago starch |
| title_short | The study of biodegradable thermoplastics sago starch |
| title_sort | study of biodegradable thermoplastics sago starch |
| topic | TS195 Packaging |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/2353/1/KEM.471-472.397.pdf |
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