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Synthesis of biofilm from Polylactic Acid (PLA) and Green Algae [MORPHOLOGIGAL ANALYSIS OF CHLORELLA] / Nur Zaitiey Shazreen Mohd Zainudin

In this era, the usage of plastic packaging is on the high demand as many people are using it. Along with the consequences, the usage of plastic packaging raises environmental concern as it put our Earth on danger. Hence, we have come for an alternative to make a biodegradable biofilm by using solut...

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Main Author: Mohd Zainudin, Nur Zaitiey Shazreen
Format: Student Project
Language:English
Published: 2023
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Physical and theoretical chemistry
Analytical chemistry
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spelling my.uitm.ir.813212023-07-21T07:22:49Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/81321/ Synthesis of biofilm from Polylactic Acid (PLA) and Green Algae [MORPHOLOGIGAL ANALYSIS OF CHLORELLA] / Nur Zaitiey Shazreen Mohd Zainudin Mohd Zainudin, Nur Zaitiey Shazreen Physical and theoretical chemistry Analytical chemistry In this era, the usage of plastic packaging is on the high demand as many people are using it. Along with the consequences, the usage of plastic packaging raises environmental concern as it put our Earth on danger. Hence, we have come for an alternative to make a biodegradable biofilm by using solution casting method. In this research, Polylactic Acid (PLA) was used because it melts more easily because it has a lower melting point. Not only that, polylactic acid also is used because it comes from a renewable source. The spirulina-algae was used because it is biodegradable and costeffective. For the casting method, the PLA and spirulina-algae are dissolved in dichloromethane (DCM) and being casted for the analysis. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy test (FTIR) was used to indicate the presence of organic and inorganic compounds in the biofilm produced. Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) shows that the mass of spirulina decreases as temperature increases. The last analysis is morphological analysis which has been done that shows the surface of the spirulina. 2023 Student Project NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/81321/1/81321.pdf Synthesis of biofilm from Polylactic Acid (PLA) and Green Algae [MORPHOLOGIGAL ANALYSIS OF CHLORELLA] / Nur Zaitiey Shazreen Mohd Zainudin. (2023) [Student Project] (Submitted)
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Analytical chemistry
spellingShingle Physical and theoretical chemistry
Analytical chemistry
Mohd Zainudin, Nur Zaitiey Shazreen
Synthesis of biofilm from Polylactic Acid (PLA) and Green Algae [MORPHOLOGIGAL ANALYSIS OF CHLORELLA] / Nur Zaitiey Shazreen Mohd Zainudin
description In this era, the usage of plastic packaging is on the high demand as many people are using it. Along with the consequences, the usage of plastic packaging raises environmental concern as it put our Earth on danger. Hence, we have come for an alternative to make a biodegradable biofilm by using solution casting method. In this research, Polylactic Acid (PLA) was used because it melts more easily because it has a lower melting point. Not only that, polylactic acid also is used because it comes from a renewable source. The spirulina-algae was used because it is biodegradable and costeffective. For the casting method, the PLA and spirulina-algae are dissolved in dichloromethane (DCM) and being casted for the analysis. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy test (FTIR) was used to indicate the presence of organic and inorganic compounds in the biofilm produced. Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) shows that the mass of spirulina decreases as temperature increases. The last analysis is morphological analysis which has been done that shows the surface of the spirulina.
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author Mohd Zainudin, Nur Zaitiey Shazreen
author_facet Mohd Zainudin, Nur Zaitiey Shazreen
author_sort Mohd Zainudin, Nur Zaitiey Shazreen
title Synthesis of biofilm from Polylactic Acid (PLA) and Green Algae [MORPHOLOGIGAL ANALYSIS OF CHLORELLA] / Nur Zaitiey Shazreen Mohd Zainudin
title_short Synthesis of biofilm from Polylactic Acid (PLA) and Green Algae [MORPHOLOGIGAL ANALYSIS OF CHLORELLA] / Nur Zaitiey Shazreen Mohd Zainudin
title_full Synthesis of biofilm from Polylactic Acid (PLA) and Green Algae [MORPHOLOGIGAL ANALYSIS OF CHLORELLA] / Nur Zaitiey Shazreen Mohd Zainudin
title_fullStr Synthesis of biofilm from Polylactic Acid (PLA) and Green Algae [MORPHOLOGIGAL ANALYSIS OF CHLORELLA] / Nur Zaitiey Shazreen Mohd Zainudin
title_full_unstemmed Synthesis of biofilm from Polylactic Acid (PLA) and Green Algae [MORPHOLOGIGAL ANALYSIS OF CHLORELLA] / Nur Zaitiey Shazreen Mohd Zainudin
title_sort synthesis of biofilm from polylactic acid (pla) and green algae [morphologigal analysis of chlorella] / nur zaitiey shazreen mohd zainudin
publishDate 2023
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