Preparation and characterization of plasticized Polylactic acid/starch blend

• Main Authors: Jame, Raina, Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed, Anuar, Hazleen, Samat, Noorasikin, Ali, Fathilah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: TP1080 Polymers, plastics and their manufacture; TS195 Packaging
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/47853/21/47853-new.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/47853/22/47853-poster.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/47853/

Petroleum based packaging materials has raised environmental concerns due to its non-environmentally friendly degradation. Conventional plastic takes a long time to degrade and remains in the waste dump. Since then, attention to biodegradable plastics has been heightened for its greener degradation....