The effect of alkali treated pineapple fibre on the properties of plasticized polylactic acid/epoxy palm oil blend

• Main Authors: Mohamad, Nur Lisa Farhana, Awale, Raina Jama, Ali, Fathilah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Kulliyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia 2016
• Subjects: TP248.13 Biotechnology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/51756/1/51756.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/51756/; http://www.iium.edu.my/icbioe/2016/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Natural fibers are low cost, renewable, and environmentally friendly, and are suitable to be used as reinforcing agent to improve the properties of biopolymers. In this study, polylactic acid (PLA) based bioplastic composites reinforced with treated pineapple fibers (PALFs) and plasticized with ep...