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Characterization of biodegradable composite based on polycaprolactone/starch reinforced with sugarcane bagasse microfibrillated cellulose

Biodegradable polymers have been extensively studied in order to substitute the synthetic polymers since they are non-biodegradable which is harmful to environment. Polycaprolactone (PCL) could be a good candidate to substitute synthetic polymer since it can be slowly degraded by microbes. PCL was s...

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Main Authors: Jimat, Dzun Noraini, Ariffin, Faridah, Asem, Maimunah, Sulaiman, Sarina
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Published: Akademia Baru 2017
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TP1080 Polymers, plastics and their manufacture
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spelling my.iium.irep.596472018-03-21T03:47:28Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/59647/ Characterization of biodegradable composite based on polycaprolactone/starch reinforced with sugarcane bagasse microfibrillated cellulose Jimat, Dzun Noraini Ariffin, Faridah Asem, Maimunah Sulaiman, Sarina TP1080 Polymers, plastics and their manufacture Biodegradable polymers have been extensively studied in order to substitute the synthetic polymers since they are non-biodegradable which is harmful to environment. Polycaprolactone (PCL) could be a good candidate to substitute synthetic polymer since it can be slowly degraded by microbes. PCL was synthesized by ring-opening polymerization of -caprolactone with stannous octoate as catalyst. To improve the mechanical strength of PCL, it was reinforced with microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) and starch acts as filler. MFC was extracted from sugarcane bagasse (SCB) through chemo-mechanical treatments. Characterizations of the PCL-starch composite reinforced with MFC-SCB with respect to its morphology and structural changes as well as its thermal degradation were evaluated. In this study, amount of tapioca starch was fixed at 40%. Meanwhile, the composition of PCL and MFC-SCB were varied from 50% to 58% and 2% to 10% respectively. Initial observation from microscopy images showed that there were significant changes of morphology of PCL after adding starch and SCB-MFC. As shown in SEM images, the surface of biocomposite PCL-starch-MFC-SCB was quite uniform and smooth with less 5% of MFC-SCB. However, fine aggregates were observed on the sample with 10% of MFC-SCB due to the presence of sugarcane bagasse microfibril cellulose. Akademia Baru 2017-11-30 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/59647/1/59647_Characterization%20of%20biodegradable%20composite.pdf Jimat, Dzun Noraini and Ariffin, Faridah and Asem, Maimunah and Sulaiman, Sarina (2017) Characterization of biodegradable composite based on polycaprolactone/starch reinforced with sugarcane bagasse microfibrillated cellulose. Journal of Advanced Research in Materials Science, 39 (1). pp. 32-39. ISSN 2289-7992 http://www.akademiabaru.com/doc/ARMSV39_N1_P32_39.pdf
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topic TP1080 Polymers, plastics and their manufacture
spellingShingle TP1080 Polymers, plastics and their manufacture
Jimat, Dzun Noraini
Ariffin, Faridah
Asem, Maimunah
Sulaiman, Sarina
Characterization of biodegradable composite based on polycaprolactone/starch reinforced with sugarcane bagasse microfibrillated cellulose
description Biodegradable polymers have been extensively studied in order to substitute the synthetic polymers since they are non-biodegradable which is harmful to environment. Polycaprolactone (PCL) could be a good candidate to substitute synthetic polymer since it can be slowly degraded by microbes. PCL was synthesized by ring-opening polymerization of -caprolactone with stannous octoate as catalyst. To improve the mechanical strength of PCL, it was reinforced with microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) and starch acts as filler. MFC was extracted from sugarcane bagasse (SCB) through chemo-mechanical treatments. Characterizations of the PCL-starch composite reinforced with MFC-SCB with respect to its morphology and structural changes as well as its thermal degradation were evaluated. In this study, amount of tapioca starch was fixed at 40%. Meanwhile, the composition of PCL and MFC-SCB were varied from 50% to 58% and 2% to 10% respectively. Initial observation from microscopy images showed that there were significant changes of morphology of PCL after adding starch and SCB-MFC. As shown in SEM images, the surface of biocomposite PCL-starch-MFC-SCB was quite uniform and smooth with less 5% of MFC-SCB. However, fine aggregates were observed on the sample with 10% of MFC-SCB due to the presence of sugarcane bagasse microfibril cellulose.
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author Jimat, Dzun Noraini
Ariffin, Faridah
Asem, Maimunah
Sulaiman, Sarina
author_facet Jimat, Dzun Noraini
Ariffin, Faridah
Asem, Maimunah
Sulaiman, Sarina
author_sort Jimat, Dzun Noraini
title Characterization of biodegradable composite based on polycaprolactone/starch reinforced with sugarcane bagasse microfibrillated cellulose
title_short Characterization of biodegradable composite based on polycaprolactone/starch reinforced with sugarcane bagasse microfibrillated cellulose
title_full Characterization of biodegradable composite based on polycaprolactone/starch reinforced with sugarcane bagasse microfibrillated cellulose
title_fullStr Characterization of biodegradable composite based on polycaprolactone/starch reinforced with sugarcane bagasse microfibrillated cellulose
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of biodegradable composite based on polycaprolactone/starch reinforced with sugarcane bagasse microfibrillated cellulose
title_sort characterization of biodegradable composite based on polycaprolactone/starch reinforced with sugarcane bagasse microfibrillated cellulose
publisher Akademia Baru
publishDate 2017
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/59647/1/59647_Characterization%20of%20biodegradable%20composite.pdf
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