Paper Key : IRJ************056
Author: Soumya Ranjan Kar
Date Published: 17 Nov 2023
Abstract
In this study the effects of chemical modification of cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) on the biodegradability and mechanical properties of reinforced thermoplastic starch (TPS) nanocomposites was evaluated. The CNFs were modified using acetic anhydride and the nanocomposites were fabricated by solution casting from corn starch with glycerolwater as the plasticizer and 10 wt% of either CNFs or acetylated CNFs (ACNFs). The morphology, water absorption (WA), water vapor permeability rate (WVP), tensile, dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), and fungal degradation properties of the obtained nanocomposites were investigated.
DOI LINK : 10.56726/IRJMETS45357 https://www.doi.org/10.56726/IRJMETS45357