Thermoplastic starch (TPS) normally made from native starch exhibits tensile strength (TS) of
less than 5 MPa, elongation-at-break of less than 50%, and water vapor permeability (WVP) …

Starch is a biopolymer that is widely available from agriculture/nature and thus is renewable
and cheap. In addition, starch-based materials are biodegradable, offering a great …

One way to obtain more benefit from coconut waste is to utilise coir fibre (CF) as
reinforcement in biodegradable plastics. The current work aims to study the effect of CF on …

Thermoplastic starch (TPS) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) blends were prepared by extrusion
method in the presence of water/glycerol and citric acid, and their phase behavior was …

This study utilized post-industrial wheat starch (biological macromolecule) for the
development of poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)(PBAT) based thermoplastic starch …

Final properties of two thermoplastic corn starch matrices were improved by adding poly (ɛ-
caprolactone), PCL, at 2.5, 5, and 10% w/w. One of the thermoplastic starch matrices was …

Biodegradable blends of urea plasticized thermoplastic starch (UTPS) and poly (ε-
caprolactone)(PCL) were prepared in a co-rotating twin screw extruder. The UTPS and PCL …

Abstract Poly (butylene succinate)(PBS) and poly (butylene adipate co-terephthalate)(PBAT)
are biodegradable polymers applied as alternative materials to non-biodegradable plastics …

Starch was combined with plasticizers such as glycerol, sorbitol, glycerol/sorbitol and
urea/ethanolamine blends by means of high shear extrusion process to prepare …

Biodegradable polymers obtained from renewable natural resources have received
increasing attention due to their potential as alternatives to traditional petroleum-based …