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Thermoforming of Hybrid Green Biocomposite from Bioplastic “Polyhydroxybutyrate-Co-Valerate”, Wood Fiber and Talc

Wednesday, November 19, 2008: 2:42 PM
Room 204-A (Pennsylvania Convention Center)

Sanjeev Singh, School of Packaging, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Amar K. Mohanty, Department of Plant Agriculture & School of Engineering, Guelph, ON, Canada
Sher Paul Singh, School of Packaging, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Farhang Pourboghrat, Mechanical Engineering Department, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Manju Misra, School of Engineering and the Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada

A fixed composition of polyhydroxybutyrate-co-valerate, maple wood fiber and talc were extruded and pelletized. A perform sheet out of these pellets were fabricated using compression molding technique and these sheets were thermoformed/ draped in to a dome shaped article. These articles were tested for their structural integrity.
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See more of this Session: Biobased Material Composites: Processes and Product Applications II
See more of this Group/Topical: Forest and Plant Bioproducts Division