Enhanced flexibility of biodegradable polylactic acid/starch blends using epoxidized palm oil as plasticizer

• Main Authors: Awale, Raina Jama, Ali, Fathilah, Azmi, Azlin Suhaida, Mohamad Puad, Noor Illi, Anuar, Hazleen, Hassan, Azman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2018
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/85974/1/AzmanHassan2018_EnhancedFlexibilityofBiodegradablePolylacticAcid.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/85974/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym10090977

The brittleness of polylactic acid (PLA) has always limited its usage, although it has good mechanical strength. In this study, flexibility of PLA/starch (PSt) blend was enhanced using epoxidized palm oil (EPO) as the green plasticizer. The PLA/starch/EPO (PSE) blends were prepared while using the s...