TY  - JOUR
T1  - Rethinking sustainability: A research on starch based bioplastic
AU  - Özdamar, Esen Gökçe
AU  - Ateş, Murat
PY  - 2018
DA  - November
Y2  - 2018
DO  - 10.29187/jscmt.2018.28
JF  - Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies
JO  - JSCMT
PB  - Yildiz Technical University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2458-973X
SP  - 249
EP  - 260
VL  - 3
IS  - 3
LA  - en
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KW  - Agricultural waste
KW  - biocomposite
KW  - construction material
KW  - material design
KW  - starch based bioplastic
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