Water barrier and mechanical properties of sugar palm crystalline nanocellulose reinforced thermoplastic sugar palm starch (TPS)/poly (lactic acid) (PLA) blend bionanocomposites

• Main Authors: Nazrin, Asmawi, Mohd. Sapuan, Salit, Mohd. Zuhri, Mohamed Yusoff, Mohamed Amin Tawakkal, Intan Syafinaz, Ahmad Ilyas, Rushdan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter Open Ltd 2021
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/97688/1/RushdanAhmadIlyas_WaterBarrierAndMechanicalPropertiesOfSugarPalm.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/97688/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ntrev-2021-0033

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