Thermoplastic starch/beeswax blend: characterization on thermal mechanical and moisture absorption properties

• Main Authors: Jumaidin, Ridhwan, Zakuan, Nur Diyana, Selamat, Mohd Zulkefli, Mohd Suan, Mohd Shahadan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2021
• Online Access: http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/26535/2/THERMOPLASTIC%20STARCH-BEESWAX%20-%20ELSEVIER.PDF; http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/26535/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141813021018766

Cassava starch has acquired many attentions owing to its ability to be developed as thermoplastic cassava starch (TPCS) where it can be obtained in low cost, making it to be one of alternatives to substitute petroleum-based plastic. An attempt was made to investigate the thermal, mechanical and mois...