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Biodegradability and mechanical behaviour of sugar palm starch based biopolymer

A new Sugar Palm Starch (SPS) based biopolymer was successfully developed using glycerol as plasticizer. The effect of glycerol concentration (viz., 15, 20, 30 and 40 by weight percent) to the mechanical properties of plasticized SPS biopolymer was investigated. From this investigation, it was found...

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Main Authors: Japar, Sahari, Salit, Mohd Sapuan, Zainudin, Edi Syams, Maleque, Md Abdul
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Language:English
Published: Science Publications 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36649/1/ajassp.2014.1836.1840.pdf
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http://thescipub.com/abstract/10.3844/ajassp.2014.1836.1840
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spelling my.upm.eprints.366492018-06-21T06:38:37Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36649/ Biodegradability and mechanical behaviour of sugar palm starch based biopolymer Japar, Sahari Salit, Mohd Sapuan Zainudin, Edi Syams Maleque, Md Abdul A new Sugar Palm Starch (SPS) based biopolymer was successfully developed using glycerol as plasticizer. The effect of glycerol concentration (viz., 15, 20, 30 and 40 by weight percent) to the mechanical properties of plasticized SPS biopolymer was investigated. From this investigation, it was found that the 30% glycerol concentrated biopolymer showed the highest flexural strength and impact with the value of 0.13 MPa and 6.13 kJ/m2 respectively. Later, the above 30% glycerol biopolymer was undergone through weathering and biodegradation test. The biodegradability test showed 78.09% of tensile strength lost after 72 h of weathering testing period. Meanwhile, the weight loss (%) of the same biopolymer was 63.58% after 72 h of biodegradation test. Science Publications 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36649/1/ajassp.2014.1836.1840.pdf Japar, Sahari and Salit, Mohd Sapuan and Zainudin, Edi Syams and Maleque, Md Abdul (2014) Biodegradability and mechanical behaviour of sugar palm starch based biopolymer. American Journal of Applied Sciences, 11 (10). pp. 1836-1840. ISSN 1546-9239; ESSN: 1554-3641 http://thescipub.com/abstract/10.3844/ajassp.2014.1836.1840 10.3844/ajassp.2014.1836.1840
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description A new Sugar Palm Starch (SPS) based biopolymer was successfully developed using glycerol as plasticizer. The effect of glycerol concentration (viz., 15, 20, 30 and 40 by weight percent) to the mechanical properties of plasticized SPS biopolymer was investigated. From this investigation, it was found that the 30% glycerol concentrated biopolymer showed the highest flexural strength and impact with the value of 0.13 MPa and 6.13 kJ/m2 respectively. Later, the above 30% glycerol biopolymer was undergone through weathering and biodegradation test. The biodegradability test showed 78.09% of tensile strength lost after 72 h of weathering testing period. Meanwhile, the weight loss (%) of the same biopolymer was 63.58% after 72 h of biodegradation test.
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author Japar, Sahari
Salit, Mohd Sapuan
Zainudin, Edi Syams
Maleque, Md Abdul
spellingShingle Japar, Sahari
Salit, Mohd Sapuan
Zainudin, Edi Syams
Maleque, Md Abdul
Biodegradability and mechanical behaviour of sugar palm starch based biopolymer
author_facet Japar, Sahari
Salit, Mohd Sapuan
Zainudin, Edi Syams
Maleque, Md Abdul
author_sort Japar, Sahari
title Biodegradability and mechanical behaviour of sugar palm starch based biopolymer
title_short Biodegradability and mechanical behaviour of sugar palm starch based biopolymer
title_full Biodegradability and mechanical behaviour of sugar palm starch based biopolymer
title_fullStr Biodegradability and mechanical behaviour of sugar palm starch based biopolymer
title_full_unstemmed Biodegradability and mechanical behaviour of sugar palm starch based biopolymer
title_sort biodegradability and mechanical behaviour of sugar palm starch based biopolymer
publisher Science Publications
publishDate 2014
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36649/1/ajassp.2014.1836.1840.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36649/
http://thescipub.com/abstract/10.3844/ajassp.2014.1836.1840
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