Effect of empty fruit brunch reinforcement in polybutylenesuccinate/modifed tapioca starch blend for agricultural mulch films

• Main Authors: Shafi, Ayu Rafiqah, Abdan, Khalina, Harmaen, Ahmad Saffian, Zaman, Khairul, Norizan, Mohd Nurazzi, Mohamed Amin Tawakkal, Intan Syafinaz, Lee, Ching Hao
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88593/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88593/; https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-58278-y

In this study, it focused on empty fruit brunch (EFB) fibres reinforcement in polybutylene succinate (PBS) with modified tapioca starch by using hot press technique for the use of agricultural mulch film. Mechanical, morphological and thermal properties were studied. Mechanical analysis showed decre...