INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PURE & APPLIED BIOSCIENCE

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International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2019, Volume : 7, Issue : 1
First page : (448) Last page : (454)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7443

Fabrication and Property Evaluation of Biodegradable Tableware (Plate) Made from Mango Seed Shell

R. Kanmani Muthu, Tito Anand*, R. Vidyalakshmi and S. Anandakumar
Indian Institute of food processing technology, Pudukkottai road, Thanjavur-613005. Tamil Nadu, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: tito@iifpt.edu.in
Received: 5.01.2019  |  Revised: 8.02.2019   |  Accepted: 13.02.2019  

 ABSTRACT

This paper investigates the utilization of mango seed shell as a filler material for the production of bio-composite, which is further used as a tableware. As the mango seed shell is inexpensive, environmental friendly and biodegradable, it becomes a sustainable alternative to other synthetic filler material. The main objective of this study is to fabricate and to evaluate the properties of tableware made from mango seed shell reinforced bio-composite. The composite was fabricated using corn starch with 0, 10, 20, 30 and 40 % weight of mango seed shell powder. The morphological analysis was done using scanning electron microscope (SEM). FTIR is used to analyse the chemical compounds in the developed tableware. Water absorption studies and oil absorption studies were also done. From the experimental results, it has been found that 30% weight of the mango seed shell is considered as the most suitable composition for developing the mango seed shell plates. Therefore the developed bio-composite can be used as a tableware like plates, trays and containers.

Key words: Mango seed shell, Tableware, Bio-composites, Scanning electron microscope, Morphological properties, Biodegradable

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Cite this article: Muthu, R.K., Anand, T., Vidyalakshmi, R., Anandakumar, S., Fabrication and Property Evaluation of Biodegradable Tableware (Plate) Made from Mango Seed Shell, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 7(1): 448-454 (2019). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7443




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