Enhanced flexibility of polylactic acid/epoxidized palm oil/pineapple fiber composites

• Main Authors: Mohamad, Nur Lisa Farhana, Ali, Fathilah, Azmi, Azlin Suhaida, Barre, Mohamed Soleiman, Anuar, Hazleen, Jamaluddin, Jamarosliza
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kulliyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) 2020
• Subjects: TP1080 Polymers, plastics and their manufacture
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/80961/1/80961_Enhanced%20flexibility%20of%20polylactic.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/80961/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/bnrej/index.php/bnrej/article/view/25/31

The concern about our dependency on non-renewable resources and overwhelming environmental issues such as pollution caused by non-degradable packaging materials has prompted researchers to come up with alternatives to solve this problem. Thermoplastic polylactic acid (PLA) has been gaining interest...