01788ntm a2200229 a 4500 vtls000083178 KUKTEM 20251117113231.0 141106t2013 my a f m 000 0 eng d THE0004799(Local) 201905151249 smfh 201411061102 Fida UMP TP593 .R36 2013 r Bc. Ramanan Nadarajan Title production and characterization of plastic from marine algae / Ramanan Nadarajan Kuantan, Pahang : UMP, 2013 xiv, 63 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. + 1 CD-ROM Project paper (Bachelor of Chemical Engineering) -- Universiti Malaysia Pahang - 2013 The two main objective of this research is to test the viability of using marine algae as a profound bio-filler for the production of plastic where the plastic produce will have the tendency to reduce usage of non-renewable recourse which contributes to severe ecological problems. The second objective is to characterize the plastic blend produced using marine algae via physical, mechanical and thermal testing. In this study, Marine algae and Low density polyethylene is used as raw material and blended to produce plastic sample which later on was characterized using Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC), Thermogravimetry Analyzer (TGA), and tensile tester as well as water absorption tests. The results concluded that these red marine algae are not suitable for plastic production without any modification. This is due to the fact that it have weak mechanical properties and also very high water absorbance level which contributes mechanical failure under moist conditions. Plastics 0 0 0 1 10000 10000 2019-09-04 0 TP593 .R36 2013 r Bc. 0000090001 2019-09-04 00:00:00 1 2019-09-04 PSM 0 0 0 1 10000 10000 2019-09-04 0 CD 8426 | TP593 .R36 2013 r Bc. 0000090002 2019-09-04 00:00:00 1 2019-09-04 PSM VIRTUA40 5140 5146 VTLSSORT0080*0200*0400*0900*1000*2450*2600*3000*5020*5200*6500*9992