Citation
Japar, Sahari and Salit, Mohd Sapuan and Zainudin, Edi Syams and Maleque, Mohd Abdul
(2014)
Degradation characteristics of SPF/SPS biocomposites.
Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe, 22 (5 (107)).
pp. 96-98.
ISSN 1230-3666
Abstract
In this work, sugar palm fibres (SPF) were used as a biodegradable reinforcement. SPF were incorporated into sugar palm starch (SPS) plasticised with glycerol using the compression molding process. Then the SPS and SPF/SPS biocomposites were submitted to biodegradation by means of soil burial experiments. The environmental effect on the SPS and SPF/SPS biocomposites were a loss in tensile strength of 78.09% and 53.67%, respectively, at the end of 72 hrs of the weathering testing period. The biodegradation test shows that SPS degrades very quickly and loses 63.58% of its weight at the end of 72 hrs compared to the SPF/SPS biocomposites.
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products |
| Publisher: | Institute of Biopolymers and Chemical Fibres |
| Keywords: | Sugar palm fibres; Sugar palm starch; Biodegradable; Environmental |
| Depositing User: | Nabilah Mustapa |
| Date Deposited: | 28 May 2015 12:38 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Jun 2018 06:38 |
| URI: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36973 |
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