Characterization and properties of durian skin fiber filled polylactic acid/polypropylene compatibilized with glut palmitate salt / Nor Mazlina Abdul Wahab … [et al.]

• Main Authors: Abdul Wahab, Nor Mazlina, Mohamad, Sarina, Fizal, Nurul Syafawani, Samsudin, Dalina, Mustafa, Mohd Syamaizar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Research Management Institute (RMI) 2023
• Subjects: Polymers. Macromolecules; Biotechnology
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/85031/1/85031.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/85031/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

PLA matrix provides good mechanical, physical and degradability properties, but somehow PLA alone is not good enough to produce a product as PLA has poor toughness resulting a brittle material. Natural fiber such as Durian skin fiber (DSF) can be incorporated into PLA/PP as a biopolymer to achieve t...