Structural, thermal and physico‑chemical properties of high density polyethylene/natural rubber/modified cassava starch blends

t The utilization of cassava starch as one of the components in high density polyethylene (HDPE)/natural rubber (NR) blends were investigated. The true challenge in producing new materials based on natural resources is to design materials that could level the mechanical properties of existing c...

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Main Authors:	Kahar, A.M.W., Sarifuddin, Norshahida, Ismail, Hanafi
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Subjects:	TA401 Materials of engineering and construction
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spelling	iium-553432017-03-23T00:16:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/55343/ Structural, thermal and physico‑chemical properties of high density polyethylene/natural rubber/modified cassava starch blends Kahar, A.M.W. Sarifuddin, Norshahida Ismail, Hanafi TA401 Materials of engineering and construction t The utilization of cassava starch as one of the components in high density polyethylene (HDPE)/natural rubber (NR) blends were investigated. The true challenge in producing new materials based on natural resources is to design materials that could level the mechanical properties of existing conventional polymers. In this study, we have focused on characterizing the HDPE/NR blends incorporated with cassava starch in the form of granulates (native and silanized) as well as plasticized starch. Cassava starch acted as a biodegradation component in the HDPE/NR blends and the incorporation of cassava starch reduced thermal stability and the degree of crystallinity in general. Several series of cassava starch modifications were performed in order to improve the final properties of the blends. Cassava starch was treated with a silane coupling agent, and proved to be effective in improving tensile strength. The better dimensional stability and compatibility between the blend phases were obtained in the silanetreated cassava starch, as observed in the dynamic mechanical analysis results. Cassava starch was also converted into a plasticized form (TPS), and from the results, the degree of TPS adhesion at the inter-phase ofthe HDPE/NR-TPS blend was clearly improved, as indicated in the morphology study. Through the comparison of thermal degradation results, the HDPE/NR/TPS blends proved to be superior to the HDPE/NR/particulate starch counterparts. Springer International Publishing AG. Part of Springer Nature. 2017-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/55343/1/10.1007_s13726-017-0507-3.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/55343/7/55343-Structural%2C%20thermal%20and%20physico-chemical%20properties%20of%20high%20density%20polyethylene_SCOPUS.pdf Kahar, A.M.W. and Sarifuddin, Norshahida and Ismail, Hanafi (2017) Structural, thermal and physico‑chemical properties of high density polyethylene/natural rubber/modified cassava starch blends. Iranian Polymer Journal, 26 (2). pp. 149-159. ISSN 1026-1265 E-ISSN 1735-5265 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13726-017-0507-3 10.1007/s13726-017-0507-3
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description	t The utilization of cassava starch as one of the components in high density polyethylene (HDPE)/natural rubber (NR) blends were investigated. The true challenge in producing new materials based on natural resources is to design materials that could level the mechanical properties of existing conventional polymers. In this study, we have focused on characterizing the HDPE/NR blends incorporated with cassava starch in the form of granulates (native and silanized) as well as plasticized starch. Cassava starch acted as a biodegradation component in the HDPE/NR blends and the incorporation of cassava starch reduced thermal stability and the degree of crystallinity in general. Several series of cassava starch modifications were performed in order to improve the final properties of the blends. Cassava starch was treated with a silane coupling agent, and proved to be effective in improving tensile strength. The better dimensional stability and compatibility between the blend phases were obtained in the silanetreated cassava starch, as observed in the dynamic mechanical analysis results. Cassava starch was also converted into a plasticized form (TPS), and from the results, the degree of TPS adhesion at the inter-phase ofthe HDPE/NR-TPS blend was clearly improved, as indicated in the morphology study. Through the comparison of thermal degradation results, the HDPE/NR/TPS blends proved to be superior to the HDPE/NR/particulate starch counterparts.
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author	Kahar, A.M.W. Sarifuddin, Norshahida Ismail, Hanafi
author_facet	Kahar, A.M.W. Sarifuddin, Norshahida Ismail, Hanafi
author_sort	Kahar, A.M.W.
title	Structural, thermal and physico‑chemical properties of high density polyethylene/natural rubber/modified cassava starch blends
title_short	Structural, thermal and physico‑chemical properties of high density polyethylene/natural rubber/modified cassava starch blends
title_full	Structural, thermal and physico‑chemical properties of high density polyethylene/natural rubber/modified cassava starch blends
title_fullStr	Structural, thermal and physico‑chemical properties of high density polyethylene/natural rubber/modified cassava starch blends
title_full_unstemmed	Structural, thermal and physico‑chemical properties of high density polyethylene/natural rubber/modified cassava starch blends
title_sort	structural, thermal and physico‑chemical properties of high density polyethylene/natural rubber/modified cassava starch blends
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Structural, thermal and physico‑chemical properties of high density polyethylene/natural rubber/modified cassava starch blends

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