Potential of Borneo Acacia wood in fully biodegradable bio-composites’ commercial production and application

• Main Authors: Muhammad Khusairy, Bakri, Elammaran, Jayamani, Sinin, Hamdan, Md Rezaur, Rahman, Akshay, Kakar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Verlag 2018
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/20257/1/Potential%20of%20Borneo%20Acacia%20wood%20in%20fully%20biodegradable%20%28abstract%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/20257/; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00289-018-2299-9
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

This review paper explores the potential of commercial production and application of Acacia wood—polylactic acid (PLA), and Acacia wood—polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) bio-composites. The factors affecting the mechanical and physical properties of these materials were identified and deliberated. It was...