Synthesis and Characterization of Eco-Friendly Bio-Composite from Fenugreek as a Natural Resource

Nayem Hossain; Mohammad Asaduzzaman Chowdhury; Tauhidul Islam Noman; Md Masud Rana; Md Hasan Ali; Raja Saad Alruwais; Md Shafiul Alam; Khalid A. Alamry; Mahmood D. Aljabri; Mohammed M. Rahman

doi:10.3390/polym14235141

Synthesis and Characterization of Eco-Friendly Bio-Composite from Fenugreek as a Natural Resource

Nayem Hossain
, Mohammad Asaduzzaman Chowdhury^*
, Tauhidul Islam Noman
, Md Masud Rana
, Md Hasan Ali
, Raja Saad Alruwais
, Md Shafiul Alam
, Khalid A. Alamry
, Mahmood D. Aljabri^*
, Mohammed M. Rahman^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The present study show the usability of starch (tamarind) based-bio-composite film reinforced by fenugreek by various percentages to replace the traditional petrochemical plastics. The prepared bio-composite films were systematically characterized using the universal testing machine (UTM), soil degradation, scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA), and antibacterial tests. The experiments showed that a lower percentage of fenugreek improves biodegradation and mechanical strength. More than 60% of biodegradation occurred in only 30 days. Almost 3 N/mm² tensile strength and 6.5% tensile strain were obtained. The presence of micropores confirmed by SEM images may accelerate the biodegradation process. Antibacterial activity was observed with two samples of synthesized bio-composite, due to photoactive compounds confirmed by FTIR spectra. The glass transition temperature was shown to be higher than the room temperature, with the help of thermal analysis. The prepared bio-composite containing 5% and 10% fenugreek showed antibacterial activities.

Original language	English
Article number	5141
Journal	Polymers
Volume	14
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14235141
State	Published - Dec 2022
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

antimicrobial activity
biodegradability
environmental concern
natural resource
starch bio-composite

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Polymers and Plastics

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