Title production and characterization of plastic from marine algae

The two main objective of this research is to test the viability of using marine algae as a profound bio-filler for the production of plastic where the plastic produce will have the tendency to reduce usage of non-renewable recourse which contributes to severe ecological problems. The second objecti...

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Main Author: Nadarajan, Ramanan
Format: Undergraduates Project Papers
Language:English
Published: 2013
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spelling ump-87232015-10-28T01:31:01Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/8723/ Title production and characterization of plastic from marine algae Nadarajan, Ramanan TP Chemical technology The two main objective of this research is to test the viability of using marine algae as a profound bio-filler for the production of plastic where the plastic produce will have the tendency to reduce usage of non-renewable recourse which contributes to severe ecological problems. The second objective is to characterize the plastic blend produced using marine algae via physical, mechanical and thermal testing. In this study, Marine algae and Low density polyethylene is used as raw material and blended to produce plastic sample which later on was characterized using Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC), Thermogravimetry Analyzer (TGA), and tensile tester as well as water absorption tests. The results concluded that these red marine algae are not suitable for plastic production without any modification. This is due to the fact that it have weak mechanical properties and also very high water absorbance level which contributes mechanical failure under moist conditions. 2013-01 Undergraduates Project Papers NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/8723/1/CD8426%20%40%2063.pdf Nadarajan, Ramanan (2013) Title production and characterization of plastic from marine algae. Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resources Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang. http://iportal.ump.edu.my/lib/item?id=chamo:83178&theme=UMP2
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Nadarajan, Ramanan
Title production and characterization of plastic from marine algae
description The two main objective of this research is to test the viability of using marine algae as a profound bio-filler for the production of plastic where the plastic produce will have the tendency to reduce usage of non-renewable recourse which contributes to severe ecological problems. The second objective is to characterize the plastic blend produced using marine algae via physical, mechanical and thermal testing. In this study, Marine algae and Low density polyethylene is used as raw material and blended to produce plastic sample which later on was characterized using Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC), Thermogravimetry Analyzer (TGA), and tensile tester as well as water absorption tests. The results concluded that these red marine algae are not suitable for plastic production without any modification. This is due to the fact that it have weak mechanical properties and also very high water absorbance level which contributes mechanical failure under moist conditions.
format Undergraduates Project Papers
author Nadarajan, Ramanan
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title Title production and characterization of plastic from marine algae
title_short Title production and characterization of plastic from marine algae
title_full Title production and characterization of plastic from marine algae
title_fullStr Title production and characterization of plastic from marine algae
title_full_unstemmed Title production and characterization of plastic from marine algae
title_sort title production and characterization of plastic from marine algae
publishDate 2013
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/8723/
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http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/8723/1/CD8426%20%40%2063.pdf
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