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Cellulosic-Based Packaging Material from Corn Husk by Nurul Hidayah Binti Ahmad Rassdi Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) (Mechanical Engineering) May 2013 Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Bandar Seri Iskandar 31750 Tronoh Perak Darul Ridzuan
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Cellulosic-Based Packaging Material from Corn Husk

Jun 27, 2023

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Hiep Nguyen

The abundant agricultural waste is causing multiple problems that involve the environment, economic, and public health. This project represents an attempt to produce paper from corn husks – a discarded agricultural waste. This project aims to create a corn husk packaging material. The packaging material is then to be tested for its tensile strength and moisture absorption properties

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Corn husk has no specific application after the extraction of the useful product. There is very limited studies done to produce a packaging material from corn husk. The corn husk is chosen because of its availability in the country and easily accessible