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 com¬pression molding process. Then the SPS and SPF/SPS biocomposites were submitted to bio¬degradation by means of soil burial expe...
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Institute of Biopolymers and Chemical Fibres
2014
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/37827/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37827/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37827/1/P84_2014_Sahari.pdf |
| Summary: | 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 com¬pression molding process. Then the SPS and SPF/SPS biocomposites were submitted to bio¬degradation 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. Key words: sugar palm fibres, sugar palm starch, biodegradable, environmental.
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