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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2016

Biodegradable packaging materials conception based on starch and polylactic acid (PLA) reinforced with cellulose.

Fatma Masmoudi, Atef Bessadok, Mohamed Dammak, Mohamed Jaziri, Emna Ammar

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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5 authors.

Fatma MasmoudiResearch Unit Urban and Coastal Environments, National Engineering School of Sfax, BP 1173, 3038, Sfax, Tunisia.
Atef BessadokPreparatory Institute for Engineering Studies of Gafsa, Gafsa, Tunisia.
Mohamed DammakPackaging Technical Centre (PACKTEC), Tunis, Tunisia.
Mohamed JaziriElectrochemistry and Environment Laboratory, National Engineering School of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
Emna AmmarResearch Unit Urban and Coastal Environments, National Engineering School of Sfax, BP 1173, 3038, Sfax, Tunisia. ammarenis@yahoo.fr.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The plastic materials used for packaging are increasing leading to a considerable amount of undegradable solid wastes. This work deals with the reduction of conventional plastics waste and the natural resources preservation by using cellulosic polymers from renewable resources (alfa and luffa). Plasticized starch films syntheses were achieved at a laboratory scale. These natural films showed some very attractive mechanical properties at relatively low plasticizers levels (12 to 17 % by weight). Furthermore, mixtures including polylactic acid polymer (PLA) and cellulose fibers extracted from alfa and luffa were investigated by melt extrusion technique. When used at a rate of 10 %, these fibers improved the mixture mechanical properties. Both developed materials were biodegradable, but the plasticized starch exhibited a faster biodegradation kinetic compared to the PLA/cellulose fibers. These new materials would contribute to a sustainable development and a waste reduction.

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Biodegradation, EnvironmentalCellulosePolyestersStarchCellulosePolyesterspoly(lactide)StarchBiodegradabilityBiopolymerCellulose fiberMechanical propertiesStarch

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