Water Absorption and Thermomechanical Characterization of Extruded Starch/Poly(lactic acid)/Agave Bagasse Fiber Bioplastic Composites

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left" rowspan="2">PLA content in polymer blend, wt%</td><td align="center" colspan="3">ABF content in composites, wt%</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">15</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">10</td><td align="center">163.0°C</td><td align="center">164.5°C</td><td align="center">161.0°C</td></tr><tr><td align="left">20</td><td align="center">165.9°C</td><td align="center">163.6°C</td><td align="center">163.4°C</td></tr><tr><td align="left">30</td><td align="center">166.1°C</td><td align="center">165.9°C</td><td align="center">163.2°C</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

International Journal of Polymer Science

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Table 5: Water Absorption and Thermomechanical Characterization of Extruded Starch/Poly(lactic acid)/Agave Bagasse Fiber Bioplastic Composites 