Biodegradability and thermal properties of hybrid montmorillonite/microcrystalline cellulose filled polylactic acid composites: effect of filler ratio

• Main Authors: Arjmandi, Reza, Hassan, Azman, Mohamad Kassim, Mohamad Haafiz, Zakaria, Zainoha
• Format: Article
• Published: Rapra Technology Ltd. 2016
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/74247/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84999837714&partnerID=40&md5=efc7fac9adbc6d9a6614695e1f58e612

The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of partial replacement of montmorillonite (MMT) with microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) on the biodegradability and thermal properties of hybrid MMT/MCC filled polylactic acid (PLA) composites prepared using solution casting technique. Based on...