Study of chemical and thermal properties of kenaf biomass-based polylactic acid (PLA)

• Main Authors: Mohd Nasir, Nur Aimi, Anuar, Hazleen, Mel, Maizirwan, Othman, Rashidi, Mohamed, Nurhafizah Seeni, Mohd Ithnin, Ahmad Fitrie, Uyup, Mohd Khairun Anwar
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information 2014
• Subjects: TP1080 Polymers, plastics and their manufacture
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/36626/1/Aimi_AEB.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/36626/4/36626_Study%20of%20Chemical%20_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/36626/; http://www.aensiweb.com/aeb.html
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The development of polylactic acid (PLA) from natural source remains a great challenge. PLA can be produced from its monomer (i.e. lactic acid) via fermentation process. In this study, the production of PLA from kenaf biomass was investigated. It was started with the introduction of kenaf biomass as...