Sustainable biopolymers for environmental friendly packaging materials

Ali, Fathilah and Awale, Raina Jama and Mohamad, Nur Lisa Farhana and Ismail, Norshafiq (2016) Sustainable biopolymers for environmental friendly packaging materials. In: Invention, Innovation and Design Exposition (IIDEX) 2016, 20th-23rd September 2016, Shah Alam, Selangor. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Petroleum based packaging materials creates a waste disposal problem due to the nature of their degradation (them being nonbiodegradable). Polylactic acid (PLA) is a thermoplastic polymer derived from renewable resources with suitable biodegradation rate and properties comparable to conventional plastics. This study aims to improve the general properties of PLA and to reduce the cost of PLA-based products by producing blends, filler-reinforced composites and polyurethane.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Additional Information:	5439/54351
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Sustainable biopolymers
Subjects:	T Technology > TP Chemical technology > TP1080 Polymers, plastics and their manufacture T Technology > TP Chemical technology > TP248.13 Biotechnology
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Biotechnology Engineering
Depositing User:	Dr Fathilah Ali
Date Deposited:	29 Sep 2017 11:19
Last Modified:	29 Sep 2017 11:19
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/54351

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