Thermal, Morphological, and Biodegradability Properties of Bioplastic Fertilizer Composites Made of Oil Palm Biomass, Fertilizer, and Poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-valerate)
Joint Authors
Khalina, A.
Harmaen, A. S.
Ibrahim, Nor Azowa
Hassan, Mohd Ali
Source
International Journal of Polymer Science
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-02-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Slow-release bioplastic fertilizer (BpF) composites were developed by processing oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB), fertilizer, and poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-valerate) (PHBv) using extrusion techniques with controlled formulation and temperature.
The temperature was kept at 150°C for 3 to 5 min during processing using twin-screw extruder.
The PHBv lost weight gradually with the increasing temperature and its thermal degradation occurred initially at 263.4°C and reached the maximum at 300.7°C.
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images showed that the bonding of all composites created small gaps between matrices polymer and fiber because the hydrophilic characteristic of EFB fibers weakened the interfacial bonding.
PHBv/EFB/NPKC2 showed faster biodegradation over PHBv/NPKC1 and PHBv/NPKC2, which was 99.35% compared to 68.66% and 90.28%, respectively.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Harmaen, A. S.& Khalina, A.& Hassan, Mohd Ali& Ibrahim, Nor Azowa. 2016. Thermal, Morphological, and Biodegradability Properties of Bioplastic Fertilizer Composites Made of Oil Palm Biomass, Fertilizer, and Poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-valerate). International Journal of Polymer Science،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106781
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Harmaen, A. S.…[et al.]. Thermal, Morphological, and Biodegradability Properties of Bioplastic Fertilizer Composites Made of Oil Palm Biomass, Fertilizer, and Poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-valerate). International Journal of Polymer Science No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106781
American Medical Association (AMA)
Harmaen, A. S.& Khalina, A.& Hassan, Mohd Ali& Ibrahim, Nor Azowa. Thermal, Morphological, and Biodegradability Properties of Bioplastic Fertilizer Composites Made of Oil Palm Biomass, Fertilizer, and Poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-valerate). International Journal of Polymer Science. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106781
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1106781
