The effect of water and citric acid on sago starch bio-plastics

Starch is a biodegradable polymer produced in abundance from many renewable resources. In this research, bio-plastic starch (BPS) was produced from melt processing of Malaysian sago starch with the additions of glycerol as plasticizer and water as well as citric acid (CA) as a secondary additive. Th...

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Main Authors: Ahmad, Zuraida, Yusof, Yusliza, Anuar, Hazleen, Razali, Muhammad Khairul Muhaimin
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/2206/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/2206/2/Paper_ID20_-ICBioE-Sago_%283%29.pdf