Effect of various plasticizers in different concentrations on physical, thermal, mechanical, and structural properties of wheat starch-based films

Biocomposite materials are essential for environmental protection, as they have the ability of substituting synthetic plastic with natural materials. This work investigated how different plasticizers (Glycerol (G), Fructose (F), Sorbitol (S), and Urea (U)) affect the morphological, mechanical, therm...

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Main Authors: Mohammed, Abdulrahman A. B. A., Hasan, Zaimah, Omran, Abdoulhdi A. Borhana, Elfaghi, Abdulhafid M., Khattak, M. A., Rushdan, Ahmad Ilyas, Salit, Mohd. Sapuan
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spelling my.utm.1064772024-07-08T07:46:04Z http://eprints.utm.my/106477/ Effect of various plasticizers in different concentrations on physical, thermal, mechanical, and structural properties of wheat starch-based films Mohammed, Abdulrahman A. B. A. Hasan, Zaimah Omran, Abdoulhdi A. Borhana Elfaghi, Abdulhafid M. Khattak, M. A. Rushdan, Ahmad Ilyas Salit, Mohd. Sapuan TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Biocomposite materials are essential for environmental protection, as they have the ability of substituting synthetic plastic with natural materials. This work investigated how different plasticizers (Glycerol (G), Fructose (F), Sorbitol (S), and Urea (U)) affect the morphological, mechanical, thermal, and physical characteristics of films made of wheat starch at various concentrations (0%, 15%, 25%, and 35%). Plasticizers were added to improve the flexibility and homogeneity of the wheat starch-based bioplastic. Control film exhibited high tensile strength (38.7 MPa) with low elongation (1.9%). However, films plasticized with 35% sorbitol showed the highest elongation, which was 60.7% at break. At 35% of all plasticizers, fructose showed the highest tensile strength, with 7.6 MPa. The addition of different plasticizers shows improvement in water resistance; films plasticized with glycerol had the lowest water absorption at 35% fructose (187.4%) and also showed coherent surfaces. Glycerol, sorbitol, and urea films showed a higher mass loss compared to fructose films. Fructose showed the highest performance after the analysis of the results, with low water absorption, water content, and mass loss and with high mechanical performance at 35% of fructose. SEM images show that the addition of fructose and glycerol improves the surface homogenate, while sorbitol and urea have a less compact structure with large pores. MDPI 2023-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/106477/1/AhmadIlyasRushdan2023_EffectofVariousPlasticizersinDifferent.pdf Mohammed, Abdulrahman A. B. A. and Hasan, Zaimah and Omran, Abdoulhdi A. Borhana and Elfaghi, Abdulhafid M. and Khattak, M. A. and Rushdan, Ahmad Ilyas and Salit, Mohd. Sapuan (2023) Effect of various plasticizers in different concentrations on physical, thermal, mechanical, and structural properties of wheat starch-based films. Polymers, 15 (1). pp. 1-20. ISSN 2073-4360 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym15010063 DOI:10.3390/polym15010063
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topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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Mohammed, Abdulrahman A. B. A.
Hasan, Zaimah
Omran, Abdoulhdi A. Borhana
Elfaghi, Abdulhafid M.
Khattak, M. A.
Rushdan, Ahmad Ilyas
Salit, Mohd. Sapuan
Effect of various plasticizers in different concentrations on physical, thermal, mechanical, and structural properties of wheat starch-based films
description Biocomposite materials are essential for environmental protection, as they have the ability of substituting synthetic plastic with natural materials. This work investigated how different plasticizers (Glycerol (G), Fructose (F), Sorbitol (S), and Urea (U)) affect the morphological, mechanical, thermal, and physical characteristics of films made of wheat starch at various concentrations (0%, 15%, 25%, and 35%). Plasticizers were added to improve the flexibility and homogeneity of the wheat starch-based bioplastic. Control film exhibited high tensile strength (38.7 MPa) with low elongation (1.9%). However, films plasticized with 35% sorbitol showed the highest elongation, which was 60.7% at break. At 35% of all plasticizers, fructose showed the highest tensile strength, with 7.6 MPa. The addition of different plasticizers shows improvement in water resistance; films plasticized with glycerol had the lowest water absorption at 35% fructose (187.4%) and also showed coherent surfaces. Glycerol, sorbitol, and urea films showed a higher mass loss compared to fructose films. Fructose showed the highest performance after the analysis of the results, with low water absorption, water content, and mass loss and with high mechanical performance at 35% of fructose. SEM images show that the addition of fructose and glycerol improves the surface homogenate, while sorbitol and urea have a less compact structure with large pores.
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author Mohammed, Abdulrahman A. B. A.
Hasan, Zaimah
Omran, Abdoulhdi A. Borhana
Elfaghi, Abdulhafid M.
Khattak, M. A.
Rushdan, Ahmad Ilyas
Salit, Mohd. Sapuan
author_facet Mohammed, Abdulrahman A. B. A.
Hasan, Zaimah
Omran, Abdoulhdi A. Borhana
Elfaghi, Abdulhafid M.
Khattak, M. A.
Rushdan, Ahmad Ilyas
Salit, Mohd. Sapuan
author_sort Mohammed, Abdulrahman A. B. A.
title Effect of various plasticizers in different concentrations on physical, thermal, mechanical, and structural properties of wheat starch-based films
title_short Effect of various plasticizers in different concentrations on physical, thermal, mechanical, and structural properties of wheat starch-based films
title_full Effect of various plasticizers in different concentrations on physical, thermal, mechanical, and structural properties of wheat starch-based films
title_fullStr Effect of various plasticizers in different concentrations on physical, thermal, mechanical, and structural properties of wheat starch-based films
title_full_unstemmed Effect of various plasticizers in different concentrations on physical, thermal, mechanical, and structural properties of wheat starch-based films
title_sort effect of various plasticizers in different concentrations on physical, thermal, mechanical, and structural properties of wheat starch-based films
publisher MDPI
publishDate 2023
url http://eprints.utm.my/106477/1/AhmadIlyasRushdan2023_EffectofVariousPlasticizersinDifferent.pdf
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