Preparation and properties of biodegradable polymer film based on polyvinyl alcohol and tropical fruit waste flour

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 705-711

  Zhong, Ooi Xian ^a   Ismail, Hanafi ^a   Aziz, Nor Aziah Abdul ^b   Bakar, Azhar Abu ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MATERIALS AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Polyvinyl alcohol; Solution casting; Tensile properties; Tropical fruit waste flour

Indexed keywords

BANANA WASTES; BLEND RATIOS; ELONGATION AT BREAK; PREPARATION AND PROPERTIES; SOLUTION CASTING; SOLUTION-CASTING METHOD; STRUCTURE OF THE BLEND; TENSILE MODULI; TROPICAL FRUITS; WATER UPTAKE;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FRUITS; POLYMER FILMS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TROPICS;

FILM PREPARATION;

EID: 79957814463     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2010.551391     Document Type: Article

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