Fabrication and characterization of pandanus amaryllifolius fibre reinforced thermoplastic cassava starch beeswax composites

• Main Author: Zakuan, Nur Diyana
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: T Technology (General); TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/26928/1/Fabrication%20and%20characterization%20of%20pandanus%20amaryllifolius%20fibre%20reinforced%20thermoplastic%20cassava%20starch%20beeswax%20composites.pdf; http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/26928/2/Fabrication%20and%20characterization%20of%20pandanus%20amaryllifolius%20fibre%20reinforced%20thermoplastic%20cassava%20starch%20beeswax%20composites.pdf; http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/26928/; https://plh.utem.edu.my/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=122125

Starch is commonly used in order to substitute the usage of petroleum-based plastic for production of green and eco-friendly products. Cassava starch is the most abundantly found and could be a promising biopolymer matrix candidate. However, starch-based plastic possesses low mechanical properties a...