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ArticleBioresources and bioprocessing2024

Incorporation of canola meal as a sustainable natural filler in PLA foams.

Stephanie Weal, Samir Shah, Kate Parker, Alankar Vaidya

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Article in Bioresources and bioprocessing, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Stephanie WealScion, Te Papa Tipu Innovation Park, 49 Sala Street, Rotorua, 3010, New Zealand.
Samir ShahScion, Te Papa Tipu Innovation Park, 49 Sala Street, Rotorua, 3010, New Zealand.
Kate ParkerScion, Te Papa Tipu Innovation Park, 49 Sala Street, Rotorua, 3010, New Zealand.
Alankar VaidyaScion, Te Papa Tipu Innovation Park, 49 Sala Street, Rotorua, 3010, New Zealand. Alankar.vaidya@scionresearch.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5209-4000

Funding

Scion Biopolymer Network Limited
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The canola oil industry generates significant waste as canola meal (CM) which has limited scope and applications. This study demonstrates the possibility of valorization of CM as a sustainable natural filler in a biodegradable polymer composite of Poly(lactic acid) (PLA). Generally, interfacial bonding between natural fibers and the polymer matrix in the composite is weak and non-uniform. One possible solution is to derivatize natural fibre to introduce interfacial bond strength and compatibility with the PLA polymer matrix. Here, CM was succinylated in a reactive extrusion process using succinic anhydride at 30 wt% to get 14% derivatization with 0.02 g of -COOH density per g of CM. The CM or succinylated CM at 5 and 15 wt% was co-extruded with amorphous PLA to get composite fibers. CM-PLA and succinylated CM-PLA biocomposites were foamed using a mild and green microcellular foaming process, with CO

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BiocompositeCanola mealFoamNatural fillerPackagingPoly(lactic acid)

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PMID38836876
PMCPMC11153467

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