Production of biodegradable plastics from cucurbita moschata (yellow pumpkin) starch and chitosan with castor oil as flasticizer

• Main Author: Fahimah Mohd Rahalim
• Format: Undergraduate Final Project Report
• Published: 2021
• Online Access: http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/13469/

Conventional plastics used all over the world are petroleum or natural gas polymers, which are difficult to break down naturally in less than 50 years. Depending on the type of traditional plastics, plastic waste can stack in the landfill and cause environmental harm. As a response, many scientists...