Eco-friendly PLA-kenaf fibre biocomposite for food packaging
From a statistics accounted in 1999, 48% of plastic bottle that used is made from PET. Among them a huge percentage are end up as garbage and caused the landfills. This toxic waste pollutes our subsurface water label through leaching. PLA is a strong candidate to substitute conventional petrol...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/6770/1/Poster_MTE_-_PLA-kenaf-R3.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/6770/ http://mte.org.my/mte2011/index.php |
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| Summary: | From a statistics accounted in 1999, 48% of plastic
bottle that used is made from PET. Among them a
huge percentage are end up as garbage and caused
the landfills. This toxic waste pollutes our subsurface water label through leaching. PLA is a strong candidate to substitute conventional petroleum based polymer. Kenaf fiber was added to reduce the cost as well as to increase properties. The mechanical and thermal properties shows that PLA-Kenaf biocomposite shows better properties than conventional food packaging polymer.
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