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- Title
Extraction and Characterisation of Avocado Seed Starch, and Its Blend with Enset Cellulosic.
- Authors
Alemu, Negese; Balakrishnan, Subramanian; Debtera, Baru
- Abstract
Avocado seed starch was extracted to prepare a biodegradable plastic film with enset cellulosic reinforcement and glycerol plasticiser. The characterisations were made in detail. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), rheometer, and Rapid Visco Analyser (RVA) techniques were employed to characterise the physicochemical properties of avocado seed starch, enset cellulosic, and the blend. Starch and enset cellulosic extraction yields are 18.3 ± 0.02% and 67.5 ± 0.08%, respectively. As a result, avocado seed starch and enset cellulosic blend can be used as alternative raw materials to develop biodegradable plastics.
- Subjects
AVOCADO; BIODEGRADABLE plastics; STARCH; PLASTIC films; SEEDS; SCANNING electron microscopy
- Publication
Advances in Materials Science & Engineering, 2022, p1
- ISSN
1687-8434
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2022/9908295