Sustainable biopolymers for environmental friendly packaging materials

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...

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Main Authors: Ali, Fathilah, Awale, Raina Jama, Mohamad, Nur Lisa Farhana, Ismail, Norshafiq
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/54351/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/54351/1/IIDEX%202016-Bronze.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/54351/6/fath-IIDEX%20Poster%202016.pdf