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Corn and rice starch-based bio-plastics as alternative packaging materials

Due to the negative environmental impacts of synthetic plastics, the development of biodegradable plastics for both industrial and commercial applications is essential today. Researchers have developed various starch-based composites for different applications. The present work investigates the corn...

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Main Authors: Marichelvam, Mariappan Kadarkarainadar, Jawaid, Mohammad, Khan, Mohammad Asim
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Language:English
Published: MDPI 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38408/1/38408.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38408/
https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6439/7/4/32
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spelling my.upm.eprints.384082020-05-04T16:46:57Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38408/ Corn and rice starch-based bio-plastics as alternative packaging materials Marichelvam, Mariappan Kadarkarainadar Jawaid, Mohammad Khan, Mohammad Asim Due to the negative environmental impacts of synthetic plastics, the development of biodegradable plastics for both industrial and commercial applications is essential today. Researchers have developed various starch-based composites for different applications. The present work investigates the corn and rice starch-based bioplastics for packaging applications. Various samples of bioplastics are produced, with different compositions of corn and rice starch, glycerol, citric acid, and gelatin. The tensile properties were improved after adding rice starch. However, water absorption and water solubility were reduced. On the basis of these results, the best sample was analyzed for thickness testing, biodegradability properties, SEM, hydrophilicity, thermogravimetric analysis, and sealing properties of bioplastic. The results show the suitability of rice and corn-based thermoplastic starch for packaging applications. MDPI 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38408/1/38408.pdf Marichelvam, Mariappan Kadarkarainadar and Jawaid, Mohammad and Khan, Mohammad Asim (2019) Corn and rice starch-based bio-plastics as alternative packaging materials. Fibers, 7 (4). art. no. 32. pp. 1-14. ISSN 2079-6439 https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6439/7/4/32 10.3390/fib7040032
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description Due to the negative environmental impacts of synthetic plastics, the development of biodegradable plastics for both industrial and commercial applications is essential today. Researchers have developed various starch-based composites for different applications. The present work investigates the corn and rice starch-based bioplastics for packaging applications. Various samples of bioplastics are produced, with different compositions of corn and rice starch, glycerol, citric acid, and gelatin. The tensile properties were improved after adding rice starch. However, water absorption and water solubility were reduced. On the basis of these results, the best sample was analyzed for thickness testing, biodegradability properties, SEM, hydrophilicity, thermogravimetric analysis, and sealing properties of bioplastic. The results show the suitability of rice and corn-based thermoplastic starch for packaging applications.
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author Marichelvam, Mariappan Kadarkarainadar
Jawaid, Mohammad
Khan, Mohammad Asim
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Jawaid, Mohammad
Khan, Mohammad Asim
Corn and rice starch-based bio-plastics as alternative packaging materials
author_facet Marichelvam, Mariappan Kadarkarainadar
Jawaid, Mohammad
Khan, Mohammad Asim
author_sort Marichelvam, Mariappan Kadarkarainadar
title Corn and rice starch-based bio-plastics as alternative packaging materials
title_short Corn and rice starch-based bio-plastics as alternative packaging materials
title_full Corn and rice starch-based bio-plastics as alternative packaging materials
title_fullStr Corn and rice starch-based bio-plastics as alternative packaging materials
title_full_unstemmed Corn and rice starch-based bio-plastics as alternative packaging materials
title_sort corn and rice starch-based bio-plastics as alternative packaging materials
publisher MDPI
publishDate 2019
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38408/1/38408.pdf
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