Effect of sonication time on the thermal stability, moisture absorption, and biodegradation of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) nanocellulose-filled bengkuang (Pachyrhizus erosus) starch biocomposites

In Indonesia, starch, particularly that obtained from bengkuang (Pachyrhizus erosus), is abundant and inexpensive, thereby increasing the value of bengkuang starch, which can be mixed with bioplastic-based starch. A biocomposite comprising nanocellulose from water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) and...

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Main Authors: Edi Syafri, Sudirman, Mashadi, Evi Yulianti, Deswita, Mochamad Asrofi, Hairul Abral, S.M. Sapuan, R.A. Ilyas, Ahmad Fudholi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-11-01
Series:Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785419306635