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Poly(lactic acid)-starch/Expandable Graphite (PLA-starch/EG) Flame Retardant Composites

Mfiso Emmanuel Mngomezulu¹, Adriaan Stephanus Luyt², Steve Anthony Chapple³, Maya Jacob John^3,4*

1 Department of Chemistry, University of the Free State (Qwaqwa Campus), Private Bag X13, Phuthaditjhaba 9866, South Africa
2 Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, PO Box 2713, Doha, Qatar
3 CSIR Materials Science and Manufacturing, Polymers and Composites Competence Area, PO Box 1124, Port Elizabeth 6000, South Africa
4 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, PO Box 1600, Port Elizabeth 6000, South Africa

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