The effect of nanoclay on the tensile properties of PLA-kenaf fibre hybrid bionanocomposite

• Main Authors: Anuar, Hazleen, Fuad, Faizah, Kaiser, Mohammad Rejaul, Ahmad, Zuraida, Abdul Razak, Shamsul Bahri
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: TS195 Packaging
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/6756/1/ICMAC_2011_H_Anuar.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/6756/; http://www.iom3.org/events/international-conference-manufacturing-advanced-composites-icmac-2009-0
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Hybrid bionanocomposite based on polylactic acid (PLA), kenaf fibre (KF) and organo montmorillonite (OMMT) was developed for food packaging application. Kenaf a tropical crop of Malaysia offered low cost and density, renewable and less abrasion to the processing equipment. In this project, PLA-KF-OM...