Studies on poly lactic acid and polysaccharide gum based bionanocomposites for adhesive and gas barrier film applications

Abstract

The PhD thesis work was focused on Poly Lactic Acid and Polysaccharide Gum based Bionanocomposites for Adhesive and Gas Barrier Film Applications The various polysaccharide gums such as gum arabic guar gum xanthan gum and gum rosin were tested for the two applications The monomer of lactic acid was grafted with the polysaccharide gums by conventional heating and microwave heating method by polycondensation reaction The grafted composites were tested as an adhesive for structural applicati