02221nam a2200277 a 4500 vtls000045192 KUKTEM 20251114204422.0 100225t2009 my a f m 000 0 engd THE0004952(Local) 201905131543 SHAHRILJ 201108030930 Fida 201107132308 VLOAD 201010110924 ida 201002251301 ida UMP TP1180.B55 L56 2009 rs Bc. Lim, Rwi Hau Fabrication and characterization of biodegradable composite film from banana stem / Lim Rwi Hau Fabrication and characterization of biodegradable composite film from banana stem [computer file] Kuantan, Pahang : UMP, 2009 xviii, 111 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. + 1 computer disc Project paper (Bachelor of Chemical Engineering) -- Universiti Malaysia Pahang - 2009 Bibliography : p. 103-111 The diverse utilization of packaging films from bio-based compounds has received so much attention lately due to the fact that they are readily biodegradable. Banana stem fiber was subjected to acid hydrolysis and three types of film samples, banana stem fiber-chitosan, cassava starch-chitosan and banana stem fiber-cassava starch-chitosan were fabricated with the addition of PEG400. The film samples were later characterized in terms of their morphological and physical properties through FTIR, TGA, DSC and AFM. Analytical results showed that the three compounds used were almost identical in structure and therefore the miscibility between them was of considerable degree. Results also showed that the thermal stability of the three films was significantly noteworthy to be used as a packaging material. The addition of bio-fibers also affected the thermal and mechanical properties of the film samples. Thus, this study gave a new in-depth look into the usage of biofibers as reinforcing agents of biodegradable films of low thermal and mechanical properties.-Author- Biodegradable plastics Biodegradation Polymeric composites 0 0 0 1 10000 10000 2019-09-04 0 TP1180.B55 L56 2009 rs Bc. 0000042983 2019-09-04 00:00:00 1 2019-09-04 PSM 0 0 0 1 10000 10000 2019-09-04 0 CD 4023 | TP1180.B55 L56 2009 rs Bc. 0000042984 2019-09-04 00:00:00 1 2019-09-04 PSM VIRTUA40 1716 1722 VTLSSORT0080*0200*0400*0900*1000*2450*2460*2600*3000*5020*5040*5200*6500*6501*6502*9992