Abstract:This research presents the reaction kinetics of thermal decomposition of vetiver filled Polylactic Acid (PLA) bio-composite based backsheet in Photovoltaic (PV) panel via the Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). The conventional PV backsheet called TEDLAR (Polyvinyl Fluoride, PVF) is made from petroleum, a non-biodegradable material which will impose serious problems to the environment at the end-of-life of the PV modules. Therefore, it is important to identify the suit… Show more
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