TY - CHAP
T1 - Polylactic acid based blends, composites and nanocomposites
AU - Hassan, Azman
AU - Balakrishnan, Harintharavimal
AU - Akbari, Abozar
PY - 2013/2/28
Y1 - 2013/2/28
N2 - Biopolymers are expected to be an alternative for conventional plastics due to the limited resources and soaring petroleum price which will restrict the use of petroleum based plastics in the near future. PLA has attracted the attention of polymer scientist recently as a potential biopolymer to substitute the conventional petroleum based plastics. The chapter aims to highlight on the recent developments in preparation and characterization of PLA blends (biodegradable and nonbiodegradable blends), PLA composites (natural fiber and mineral fillers) and PLA nanocomposites (PLA/montmorillonite, PLA/carbon nanotubes and PLA/cellulose nanowhiskers).
AB - Biopolymers are expected to be an alternative for conventional plastics due to the limited resources and soaring petroleum price which will restrict the use of petroleum based plastics in the near future. PLA has attracted the attention of polymer scientist recently as a potential biopolymer to substitute the conventional petroleum based plastics. The chapter aims to highlight on the recent developments in preparation and characterization of PLA blends (biodegradable and nonbiodegradable blends), PLA composites (natural fiber and mineral fillers) and PLA nanocomposites (PLA/montmorillonite, PLA/carbon nanotubes and PLA/cellulose nanowhiskers).
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84874224842&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-20940-6_11
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-20940-6_11
M3 - Chapter (Book)
AN - SCOPUS:84874224842
SN - 9783642209390
T3 - Advanced Structured Materials
SP - 361
EP - 396
BT - Advances in Natural Polymers
A2 - Visakh, P.M
ER -