TY  - EJOU
AU  - Phruksaphithak, Nantharat  
AU  - Kaewnun, Chalermkiet  
AU  - O-Thong, Sompong  

TI  - Characterization of Bacterial Cellulose From Oil Palm Shoot Juices and Coconut Juice/Poly(ethylene glycol) Biocomposite
T2  - Journal of Renewable Materials

PY  - 2019
VL  - 7
IS  - 5
SN  - 2164-6341

AB  - A new biocomposite was preformed between bacterial cellulose (BC) pellicle and polyethylene glycol (PEG) at different concentrations (0%, 5, 10%, 15% and 20%) and different molecular weight (600, 1000 and 2000). The structure and mechanical properties of BC/PEG biocomposite were investigated. The results indicated that the properties of the BC were improved by the addition of PEG. The morphology of the BC and BC/PEG blend was examined by a scanning electron microscope (SEM). These showed that PEG was coated with a large pore size fibril on the BC and the BC/PEG was dense with an even and smooth surface. All the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) thermograms of BC/PEG showed the same functional groups as typical BC and PEG. The DSC result showed that the thermal stability improved which might be associated with a weak interaction between BC and PEG, and may be useful for applications.
KW  - Bacterial cellulose
KW  -  poly (ethylene glycol)
KW  -  oil palm shoot juices

DO  - 10.32604/jrm.2019.00020