Physical and mechanical properties of biodegradable films developed from alginate extract of wild seaweed Padina sp

• Main Authors: E. L. Hanry, Noumie Surugau
• Format: Proceedings
• Language: English; English
• Published: Faculty of Science and Natural Resources 2021
• Subjects: QK1-989 Botany; TP1-1185 Chemical technology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31966/2/Physical%20and%20mechanical%20properties%20of%20biodegradable%20films%20developed%20from%20alginate%20extract%20of%20wild%20seaweed%20Padina%20sp..ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31966/1/PHYSICAL%20AND%20MECHANICAL%20PROPERTIES%20OF%20BIODEGRADABLE%20FILMS%20DEVELOPED%20FROM%20ALGINATE%20EXTRACT%20OF%20WILD%20SEAWEED%20Padina%20sp..pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31966/; https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zKEpSiYvg9vZHHzuKra49512D_AMLubu/view
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Seaweeds, an abundant biomass, have shown potential as base material for the production of biodegradable plastics. Compared to plant-based biomass such as starch, seaweed has short harvest time and does not compete for land-use to grow. Most of the studies on seaweed-based bioplastics were using car...