Exploring the effect of cellulose nanowhiskers isolated from oil palm biomass on polylactic acid properties

• Main Authors: Mohamad Kassim, Mohamad Haafiz, Hassan, Azman, H. P. Shawkataly, Abdul Khalil, Mohammad Rawi, Nurul Fazita, Islam, Md. Saiful, Inuwa, Ibrahim Mohammed, M. M., Marliana, Hussin, Mohd Hazwan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43333/1/Exploring%20the%20effect%20of%20cellulose%20nanowhiskers%20isolated%20from%20oil%20palm%20biomass%20on%20polylactic%20acid%20properties.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43333/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141813016300046?np=y

In this work, polylactic acid (PLA) reinforced cellulose nanowhiskers (CNW) were prepared through solution casting technique. The CNW was first isolated from oil palm empty fruit bunch microcrystalline cellulose (OPEFB-MCC) by using 64% H2SO4 and was designated as CNW-S. The optical microscopy revea...