Author:Das, K; Ray, Suprakas S; Chapple, Stephen A; Wesley-Smith, JDate:May 2013Boehmite alumina (BAl) was investigated in terms of its use as an filler to improve the inherent properties of polylactide (PLA). Composites of PLA with different loadings of BAl were prepared by melt-blending. Morphological analysis using ...Read more
Author:Jayaramudu, J; Das, K; Sonakshi, M; Reddy, GSM; Aderibigbe, B; Sadiku, R; Ray, Suprakas SDate:Mar 2014Zinc oxide (ZnO) powder was investigated in terms of its use as filler in order to improve the inherent properties of PLA. Biocomposite films of PLA with different loadings of ZnO were prepared by solution casting method. Morphological analyses ...Read more