Effects of plasticizer on mechanical properties of durian skin fiber reinforced polylactic acid biocomposite
This study focus on reinforcing of durian skin fiber (DSF) and polylactic acid (PLA) for food packaging. Epoxidized palm oil (EPO) was used as a plasticizer to enhance the properties of the biocomposite. The biocomposite was fabricated by extrusion and injection molding processes. The tensile proper...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English English English |
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American Scientific Publishers
2019
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/71869/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/71869/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/71869/1/71869_Effects%20of%20plasticizer%20on%20mechanical%20properties.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/71869/2/71869_Effects%20of%20plasticizer%20on%20mechanical%20properties_SCOPUS.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/71869/13/71869_Effects%20of%20plasticizer%20on%20mechanical%20properties_wos.pdf |
| Summary: | This study focus on reinforcing of durian skin fiber (DSF) and polylactic acid (PLA) for food packaging. Epoxidized palm oil (EPO) was used as a plasticizer to enhance the properties of the biocomposite. The biocomposite was fabricated by extrusion and injection molding processes. The tensile properties of PLA/DSF with EPO improved by 9.3% and 70.0% for the tensile strength and elongation at break, respectively. The plasticized PLA/DSF biocomposite also showed improvement in impact properties by 37.0%. The SEM micrographs of plasticized PLA/DSF biocomposite revealed no gap between fiber and matrix suggesting good interfacial adhesion between DSF and PLA. In can be concluded that PLA/DSF biocomposite is suitable to be used for disposable food container material. |
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