Effect of durian peel fiber on thermal, mechanical, and biodegradation characteristics of thermoplastic cassava starch composites

• Main Authors: Jumaidin R., Whang L.Y., Ilyas R.A., Hazrati K.Z., Hafila K.Z., Jamal T., Alia R.A.
• Other Authors: 57000504300
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2024
• Subjects: Durian Peel Fiber; Natural fiber composites; Thermoplastic starch; Bending strength; Biodegradation; Compression molding; Fibers; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Plants (botany); Reinforced plastics; Starch; starch; Biodegradation characteristics; Cassava starch; Durian peel fibers; matrix; Mechanical characteristics; Property; Starch composites; Thermal characteristics; agricultural waste; Article; biodegradation; cassava; compression; controlled study; decomposition; Durio zibethinus; flexural strength; nonhuman; temperature; tensile strength; thermostability; Scanning electron microscopy
• Institution: Universiti Tenaga Nasional

This study is focused on developing and enhancing the properties of durian peel fiber (DPF) reinforced thermoplastic cassava starch (TPCS) composites. The proposed DPF was extracted from agro-waste and incorporated into TPCS with various contents of DPF (10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 wt%) via compression m...