Effect of ammonium polyphosphate on flame retardancy, thermal stability and mechanical properties of alkali treated kenaf fiber filled PLA biocomposites

• Main Authors: Shukor, Faseha, Hassan, Azman, Islam, Md. Saiful, Mokhtar, Munirah, Hasan, Mahbub
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37201/1/Effect%20of%20ammonium%20polyphosphate%20on%20flame%20retardancy.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37201/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

In present research polylactic acid (PLA) biocomposites were prepared from PLA and kenaf fiber using dry blending, twin screw extrusion and compression molding techniques. PLA was blended with kenaf core fiber, polyethylene glycol (PEG) and ammonium polyphosphate (APP). Kenaf fiber was treated with...