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ArticlePolymers2024

The Optimization of Avocado-Seed-Starch-Based Degradable Plastic Synthesis with a Polylactic Acid (PLA) Blend Using Response Surface Methodology (RSM).

Rozanna Dewi, Novi Sylvia, Zulnazri Zulnazri, Herman Fithra, Medyan Riza, Januar Parlaungan Siregar, Tezara Cionita, Deni Fajar Fitriyana, Samsudin Anis

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Article in Polymers, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Rozanna DewiChemical Engineering Department, Malikussaleh University, Lhokseumawe 24353, Aceh, Indonesia.
Novi SylviaChemical Engineering Department, Malikussaleh University, Lhokseumawe 24353, Aceh, Indonesia.
Zulnazri ZulnazriChemical Engineering Department, Malikussaleh University, Lhokseumawe 24353, Aceh, Indonesia.ORCID 0000-0002-8704-5791
Herman FithraCivil Engineering Department, Malikussaleh University, Lhokseumawe 24353, Aceh, Indonesia.
Medyan RizaChemical Engineering Department, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh 23111, Aceh, Indonesia.
Januar Parlaungan SiregarFaculty of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, Pekan 26600, Pahang, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-8130-1168
Tezara CionitaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Quantity Surveying, INTI International University, Seremban 71800, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Deni Fajar FitriyanaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Kampus Sekaran, Gunungpati, Semarang 50229, Central Java, Indonesia.ORCID 0000-0002-5287-6122
Samsudin AnisDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Kampus Sekaran, Gunungpati, Semarang 50229, Central Java, Indonesia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This research improves the strength of plastic using avocado seed starch and PLA. The effect of blending avocado seed starch and PLA was optimized using the RSM approach by using two variables: water absorption and biodegradability. Mixing them using RSM gave the best result: 1.8 g of starch and 3 g of PLA. Degradable plastic has a tensile strength of 10.1 MPa, elongation at a break of 85.8%, and a Young's modulus of 190 MPa. Infrared spectroscopy showed that the plastic had a -OH bond at 3273.20 cm

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avocado seed starchdegradable plasticPLARSM

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PMID39204603
PMCPMC11360826

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