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DIY bioplastics from peanut hulls waste in a starch-milk based matrix
A self-produced (DIY) material has been developed from peanut hulls
waste in a starch-milk based matrix, which has been referred to as
Peanmat. This is obtained after some attempts, which are also shown, of
including this waste in a DIY bioplastic. It shows some potential in terms
of sustaining its own load and to make small objects, such as buttons, for
design purposes. Its limits were clarified by thermal characterisation in
terms of not being able to exceed temperatures of around 80°C and
suffering non uniform deformation, especially in the case its thickness does
not go beyond a few millimetres. Colouration tests proved effective. Of
course, the material is in search of full mechanical characterisation
though it proved suitable to be punched and did not suffer fragmentation
or excessive porosity