Sustainable biopolymers for environmental friendly packaging materials

• Main Authors: Ali, Fathilah, Awale, Raina Jama, Mohamad, Nur Lisa Farhana, Ismail, Norshafiq
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: TP1080 Polymers, plastics and their manufacture; TP248.13 Biotechnology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/54351/1/IIDEX%202016-Bronze.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/54351/6/fath-IIDEX%20Poster%202016.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/54351/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Petroleum based packaging materials creates a waste disposal problem due to the nature of their degradation (them being nonbiodegradable). Polylactic acid (PLA) is a thermoplastic polymer derived from renewable resources with suitable biodegradation rate and properties comparable to conventional plastics. This study aims to improve the general properties of PLA and to reduce the cost of PLA-based products by producing blends, filler-reinforced composites and polyurethane.