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11. Polylactic Acid Based Blends, Composites and Nanocomposites

Authors : Azman Hassan, Harintharavimal Balakrishnan, Abozar Akbari

Published in: Advances in Natural Polymers

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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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 non-biodegradable blends), PLA composites (natural fiber and mineral fillers) and PLA nanocomposites (PLA/montmorillonite, PLA/carbon nanotubes and PLA/cellulose nanowhiskers).

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Title: Polylactic Acid Based Blends, Composites and Nanocomposites
Authors: Azman Hassan
Harintharavimal Balakrishnan
Abozar Akbari
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book: Advances in Natural Polymers
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-20939-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-642-20940-6

Copyright Year: 2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20940-6_11

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