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Effect of empty fruit brunch reinforcement in polybutylenesuccinate/modifed tapioca starch blend for agricultural mulch films

In this study, it focused on empty fruit brunch (EFB) fibres reinforcement in polybutylene succinate (PBS) with modified tapioca starch by using hot press technique for the use of agricultural mulch film. Mechanical, morphological and thermal properties were studied. Mechanical analysis showed decre...

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Main Authors: Shafi, Ayu Rafiqah, Abdan, Khalina, Harmaen, Ahmad Saffian, Zaman, Khairul, Norizan, Mohd Nurazzi, Mohamed Amin Tawakkal, Intan Syafinaz, Lee, Ching Hao
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Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020
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spelling my.upm.eprints.885932021-12-14T04:19:57Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88593/ Effect of empty fruit brunch reinforcement in polybutylenesuccinate/modifed tapioca starch blend for agricultural mulch films Shafi, Ayu Rafiqah Abdan, Khalina Harmaen, Ahmad Saffian Zaman, Khairul Norizan, Mohd Nurazzi Mohamed Amin Tawakkal, Intan Syafinaz Lee, Ching Hao In this study, it focused on empty fruit brunch (EFB) fibres reinforcement in polybutylene succinate (PBS) with modified tapioca starch by using hot press technique for the use of agricultural mulch film. Mechanical, morphological and thermal properties were studied. Mechanical analysis showed decreased in values of modulus strength for both tensile and fexural testing for fibres insertion. Higher EFB fibre contents in films resulted lower mechanical properties due to poor fibre wetting from insufficient matrix. This has also found evident in SEM micrograph, showing poor interfacial bonding. Water vapour permeability (WVP) shows as higher hydrophilic EFB fibre reinforcement contents, the rate of WVP also increase. Besides this, little or no significant changes on thermal properties for composite films. This is because high thermal stability PBS polymer show its superior thermal properties dominantly. Even though EFB fibres insertion into PBS/tapioca starch biocomposite films have found lower mechanical properties. It successfully reduced the cost of mulch film production without significant changes of thermal performances. Nature Publishing Group 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88593/1/ABSTRACT.pdf Shafi, Ayu Rafiqah and Abdan, Khalina and Harmaen, Ahmad Saffian and Zaman, Khairul and Norizan, Mohd Nurazzi and Mohamed Amin Tawakkal, Intan Syafinaz and Lee, Ching Hao (2020) Effect of empty fruit brunch reinforcement in polybutylenesuccinate/modifed tapioca starch blend for agricultural mulch films. Scientific Reports, 10. art. no. 1166. pp. 1-7. ISSN 2045-2322 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-58278-y 10.1038/s41598-020-58278-y
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description In this study, it focused on empty fruit brunch (EFB) fibres reinforcement in polybutylene succinate (PBS) with modified tapioca starch by using hot press technique for the use of agricultural mulch film. Mechanical, morphological and thermal properties were studied. Mechanical analysis showed decreased in values of modulus strength for both tensile and fexural testing for fibres insertion. Higher EFB fibre contents in films resulted lower mechanical properties due to poor fibre wetting from insufficient matrix. This has also found evident in SEM micrograph, showing poor interfacial bonding. Water vapour permeability (WVP) shows as higher hydrophilic EFB fibre reinforcement contents, the rate of WVP also increase. Besides this, little or no significant changes on thermal properties for composite films. This is because high thermal stability PBS polymer show its superior thermal properties dominantly. Even though EFB fibres insertion into PBS/tapioca starch biocomposite films have found lower mechanical properties. It successfully reduced the cost of mulch film production without significant changes of thermal performances.
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author Shafi, Ayu Rafiqah
Abdan, Khalina
Harmaen, Ahmad Saffian
Zaman, Khairul
Norizan, Mohd Nurazzi
Mohamed Amin Tawakkal, Intan Syafinaz
Lee, Ching Hao
spellingShingle Shafi, Ayu Rafiqah
Abdan, Khalina
Harmaen, Ahmad Saffian
Zaman, Khairul
Norizan, Mohd Nurazzi
Mohamed Amin Tawakkal, Intan Syafinaz
Lee, Ching Hao
Effect of empty fruit brunch reinforcement in polybutylenesuccinate/modifed tapioca starch blend for agricultural mulch films
author_facet Shafi, Ayu Rafiqah
Abdan, Khalina
Harmaen, Ahmad Saffian
Zaman, Khairul
Norizan, Mohd Nurazzi
Mohamed Amin Tawakkal, Intan Syafinaz
Lee, Ching Hao
author_sort Shafi, Ayu Rafiqah
title Effect of empty fruit brunch reinforcement in polybutylenesuccinate/modifed tapioca starch blend for agricultural mulch films
title_short Effect of empty fruit brunch reinforcement in polybutylenesuccinate/modifed tapioca starch blend for agricultural mulch films
title_full Effect of empty fruit brunch reinforcement in polybutylenesuccinate/modifed tapioca starch blend for agricultural mulch films
title_fullStr Effect of empty fruit brunch reinforcement in polybutylenesuccinate/modifed tapioca starch blend for agricultural mulch films
title_full_unstemmed Effect of empty fruit brunch reinforcement in polybutylenesuccinate/modifed tapioca starch blend for agricultural mulch films
title_sort effect of empty fruit brunch reinforcement in polybutylenesuccinate/modifed tapioca starch blend for agricultural mulch films
publisher Nature Publishing Group
publishDate 2020
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88593/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-58278-y
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