Preparation and characterization of starch/cellulose composite

The environmental impact of persistent plastic wastes from disposable materials is acutely a growing research field worldwide. Approximately 9.4 million metric tons of plastic wastes were discarded in 2017. Alternate disposal methods are insufficient; incineration can generate toxic air pollution, and satisfactory landfill sites are limited. Since petroleum resources are finite and are becoming limited, the cost of petroleum-based plastics is steadily increasing, and most countries must import these resources.In this book; the preparative method for starch/cellulose composite in different ratios has been discussed. The discussions proved that, the starch/mercerized cellulose composite prepared in 2:1 ratio is the best among other ratios. Starch/ mercerized cellulose composite (2:1) has the lowest thermal expansion with the highest thermal stability owing to the highest crystallinity index. Furthermore, we tried to do inorganic material with cellulose to explore the difference. TiO2/cellulose inorganic-organic hybrid composites were successfully prepared by the sol-gel method using different compositions of NaOH.starch/cellulose composite is good for industrial applications

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Profesor asociado de la Universidad Rey Khalid, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Química, desde septiembre de 2009. Doctorado en "Química Industrial" en la Universidad Metropolitana de Tokio, marzo de 1999, JAPÓN.