Epoxidized jatropha oil as a sustainable plasticizer to poly(lactic acid)

• Main Authors: Chieng, Buong Woei, Ibrahim, Nor Azowa, Then, Yoon Yee, Loo, Yuet Ying
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59709/1/59709.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59709/; http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/9/6/204

A renewable resource, epoxidized jatropha oil (EJO), was used as a green plasticizer and added to poly(lactic acid) (PLA). EJO was compounded into PLA at different contents. The addition of 3 wt % EJO to the PLA demonstrates significant improvement in flexibility, which leads to a percentage increas...