?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Developing+starch-based+polymer+composites&rft.creator=Gilfillan%2C+William+N.&rft.subject=biodegradable&rft.subject=bioplastic&rft.subject=sustainable&rft.subject=thermoplastic&rft.subject=sugarcane+bagasse&rft.subject=nanofibre&rft.subject=microfibre&rft.subject=composite&rft.subject=starch&rft.subject=cast+film&rft.description=This+project+aim+was+to+replace+petroleum-based+plastic+packaging+materials+that+pollute+the+environment%2C+with+biodegradable+starch-based+polymer+composites.+It+was+demonstrated+that+untreated+sugar+cane+bagasse+microfibres+and+unbleached+nanofibres+significantly+improved+the+physical%2C+mechanical+and+chemical+properties+of+starch+films%2C+while+thermal+extrusion+of+starch+with+alcohol+improved+the+stiffness+and+the+addition+of+aconitic+acid+cross-linked+the+film+making+it+moisture+resistant+and+extensible.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2015&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F86612%2F6%2FWilliam_Gilfillan_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=Gilfillan%2C+William+N.+(2015)+Developing+starch-based+polymer+composites.+PhD+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F86612%2F&rft.identifier=Science+%26+Engineering+Faculty%3B+School+of+Chemistry%2C+Physics+%26+Mechanical+Engineering