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Bioplastic composites of pineapple leaf fibers with biopolymer

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Main Author: Tiah, Chai Ching
Other Authors: Akmal Hadi Ma' Radzi (Advisor)
Format: Learning Object
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Perlis 2011
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Pineapple leaf fibers (PALF)
Bioplastic composites
Biopolymer
Agricultural waste > Recycling
Polylactic acid (PLA)
Toothbrush manufacturing
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/13150
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spelling my.unimap-131502011-07-11T04:53:20Z Bioplastic composites of pineapple leaf fibers with biopolymer Tiah, Chai Ching Akmal Hadi Ma' Radzi (Advisor) Pineapple leaf fibers (PALF) Bioplastic composites Biopolymer Agricultural waste -- Recycling Polylactic acid (PLA) Toothbrush manufacturing Access is limited to UniMAP community. Pineapple leaf that usually threw away has gained lots of attention from the scientists. Salvaging natural fiber has carried out time to time. This study investigates the effect on mechanical properties when pineapple leaf fibers (PALF) are reinforced with biopolymer, polylactic acid (PLA). At the same time, production of this composite is aiming to replace the non-biodegradable plastic. Pineapple leaves that collected for gratis from the post-harvest will undergo retting process for a week after compressed using the sugarcane machine. After extraction of fibers, the PALF was cut into 6-10 mm length to ensure reinforcement process run efficiently. Both short treated and untreated PALF were compounded respectively with PLA using the Z-blade mixer prior to compression molding via hot press machine to form a sheet. Formation of composite sheet indicated the starting of mechanical testing for tensile (ASTM D638), flexural (ASTM D790) and impact (ASTM D256). Scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to scrutinize the topology and morphology of the PALF/PLA composite while thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) determined the decomposition temperature of the composite. Outcome results showed composite was brittle but able to withstand flexure and impact strength identical to neat PLA sample. Treated PALF/PLA composite performed the best mechanical properties. 2011-07-11T04:53:20Z 2011-07-11T04:53:20Z 2010-05 Learning Object http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/13150 en Universiti Malaysia Perlis School of Bioprocess Engineering
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topic Pineapple leaf fibers (PALF)
Bioplastic composites
Biopolymer
Agricultural waste -- Recycling
Polylactic acid (PLA)
Toothbrush manufacturing
spellingShingle Pineapple leaf fibers (PALF)
Bioplastic composites
Biopolymer
Agricultural waste -- Recycling
Polylactic acid (PLA)
Toothbrush manufacturing
Tiah, Chai Ching
Bioplastic composites of pineapple leaf fibers with biopolymer
description Access is limited to UniMAP community.
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Tiah, Chai Ching
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author Tiah, Chai Ching
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title Bioplastic composites of pineapple leaf fibers with biopolymer
title_short Bioplastic composites of pineapple leaf fibers with biopolymer
title_full Bioplastic composites of pineapple leaf fibers with biopolymer
title_fullStr Bioplastic composites of pineapple leaf fibers with biopolymer
title_full_unstemmed Bioplastic composites of pineapple leaf fibers with biopolymer
title_sort bioplastic composites of pineapple leaf fibers with biopolymer
publisher Universiti Malaysia Perlis
publishDate 2011
url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/13150
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