THERE IS AN increasing need for biodegradable plastics because they are environmentally friendly and can replace petroleum-based non-degradable plastics which pollute the environment. Starch-derived films reinforced with sugar cane bagasse fibre, which are biodegradable, have been prepared and characterised by gravimetric analysis for moisture uptake, X-ray powder diffraction for crystallinity, and tensile testing for mechanical properties. Results have shown that the addition of bagasse fibre (5 wt%, 10 wt% or 20 wt%) to either (modified) potato starch (Soluble starch) or hydroxypropylated maize starch reduced moisture uptake by up to 30% at 58% relative humidity (RH). Also, the tensile strength and the Youngs Modulus increased up to 63% a...
Greener composites, as alternatives to more common materials, should also achieve technical and econ...
Corn starch (native and phosphorylated) and potato films containing glycerol as plasticizer, and ba...
Global concern on petroleum based plastics which is non-degradable in our environment has led resear...
There is an increasing need for biodegradable plastics because they are environmentally friendly and...
The aim of this study was to prepare and characterise composites of Soluble potato starch or hydroxy...
This paper reports on the results of using unbleached sugar cane bagasse nanofibres (average diamete...
This project aim was to replace petroleum-based plastic packaging materials that pollute the environ...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of the fibrous material obtained from ethanol-wa...
Materials that are renewable and biodegradable are demanded for environmental reasons. Biopolymeric ...
In this study, sugar palm-derived cellulose (SPC) composites were prepared and utilized as reinforce...
The use of starch as food packaging material has drawn increased attention due to its biodegradabili...
In this study, sugar palm-derived cellulose (SPC) composites were prepared and utilized as reinforce...
Edible film biocomposite (EFB) is a kind of materials able to substitute the non-biodegradable plast...
[EN] Cellulosic fibres from coffee (CF) and rice (RF) husks have been obtained applying chemical tr...
The effect of kenaf short fibres (KF) on thermoplastic sago starch (TPSS) film was investigated for ...
Greener composites, as alternatives to more common materials, should also achieve technical and econ...
Corn starch (native and phosphorylated) and potato films containing glycerol as plasticizer, and ba...
Global concern on petroleum based plastics which is non-degradable in our environment has led resear...
There is an increasing need for biodegradable plastics because they are environmentally friendly and...
The aim of this study was to prepare and characterise composites of Soluble potato starch or hydroxy...
This paper reports on the results of using unbleached sugar cane bagasse nanofibres (average diamete...
This project aim was to replace petroleum-based plastic packaging materials that pollute the environ...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of the fibrous material obtained from ethanol-wa...
Materials that are renewable and biodegradable are demanded for environmental reasons. Biopolymeric ...
In this study, sugar palm-derived cellulose (SPC) composites were prepared and utilized as reinforce...
The use of starch as food packaging material has drawn increased attention due to its biodegradabili...
In this study, sugar palm-derived cellulose (SPC) composites were prepared and utilized as reinforce...
Edible film biocomposite (EFB) is a kind of materials able to substitute the non-biodegradable plast...
[EN] Cellulosic fibres from coffee (CF) and rice (RF) husks have been obtained applying chemical tr...
The effect of kenaf short fibres (KF) on thermoplastic sago starch (TPSS) film was investigated for ...
Greener composites, as alternatives to more common materials, should also achieve technical and econ...
Corn starch (native and phosphorylated) and potato films containing glycerol as plasticizer, and ba...
Global concern on petroleum based plastics which is non-degradable in our environment has led resear...