Biodegradation of flax fiber reinforced poly lactic acid
Biodegradation of flax fiber reinforced poly lactic acid
- eXPRESS Polymer Letters, 4(7), p.423-430, 2010 .
Woven and nonwoven flax fiber reinforced poly lactic acid (PLA)biocomposites were prepared with amphiphilic additives as accelerator for biodegradation. The prepared composites were buried in farmland soil for biodegradability studies. Loss in weight of the biodegraded composite samples was determined at different time intervals. The surface morphology of the biodegraded composites was studied with scanning electron microscope (SEM). Results indicated that in presence of mandelic acid, the composites showed accelerated biodegradation with 20-25
BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS
AMPHIPHILIC ADDITIVES
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE
Woven and nonwoven flax fiber reinforced poly lactic acid (PLA)biocomposites were prepared with amphiphilic additives as accelerator for biodegradation. The prepared composites were buried in farmland soil for biodegradability studies. Loss in weight of the biodegraded composite samples was determined at different time intervals. The surface morphology of the biodegraded composites was studied with scanning electron microscope (SEM). Results indicated that in presence of mandelic acid, the composites showed accelerated biodegradation with 20-25
BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS
AMPHIPHILIC ADDITIVES
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE