Research Article
Thermal Behavior of Tacca leontopetaloides Starch-Based Biopolymer
Table 1
Proportion of plasticized Tacca leontopetaloides starch/natural rubber blends.
| | Composition [phr] | Natural rubber | Starch1 | Glycerol | Palm olein | Crude palm oil | Rice husk silica | CaCl2 | Sulphur | Stearic acid |
| | TPE1 | 100 | 12.5 | 20 | — | — | 1.25 | 1.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | | TPE2 | 100 | 25 | — | 22.5 | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | | TPE3 | 100 | 25 | — | — | 22.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | | TPE4 | 100 | 25 | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
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Ratio of Tacca leontopetaloides starch to H2O was 1 : 10.
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