This research work was to study the toughening modification of polylactic acid by the mixing with epoxidized natural rubber (ENR) and the increase of effectiveness of mechanical properties with a compatibilizer. Enhancement of properties in polylactic acid was evaluated by tensile and impact testings Fourier-transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) technique Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) technique and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). For the addition of ENR it was revealed that the increase of ENR contents improved elongation at break and impact strength but decreased tensile modulus and ultimate tensile strength. Glass transition temperature (Tg) percentage crystallinity and the melting point of polylactic acid tended to decrease with the addition of ENR. Chemical change was found that position of C=O peak in polymer blend was slightly shifted as compared to the spectrum of neat polylactic acid. The optimum formulation for toughening modification was ENR content of 30 wt%. Its impact strength was 1982.55 % of neat polylactic acid. For increasing effectiveness of mechanical properties with a compatibilizer it revealed that the addition of Joncryl ® ADR-4300 as compatibilizer improved both tensile and impact properties. The optimum loading of a compatibilizer for improving mechanical properties was 0.5 wt% of polylactic acid. The decreases of crystallinity and melting point of polylactic acid with adding Joncryl ® ADR-4300 might be because Joncryl ® ADR-4300 was also chain extender of polylactic acid and it might be obstructing crystallization. The presence of Joncryl ® ADR-4300 unaffected on Tg value and chemical change.

The objective of this research was to study the feasibility for producing the dry Dioscorea hispida powder as a thickener. The product was investigated in their properties the compatibility with dye and chemicals in print paste color appearance by indicated with color hue value the time durability storage the residual substance after washing treatment and the color fastness in washing and rubbing methods. The results shown the dry Dioscorea hispida powder was used as thickener that it was the good characteristic like the famous textile printing thickener as alginate. The dry Dioscorea hispida powder thickener was 10%w/w had the equivalent viscosity as 8%w/w alginate. It had 3 days stability storage and good compatibility for direct dye reactive dye acid dye and disperse dye print pastes. The color appearances were corresponding with owned hue in color index databases. The thickener was completely in washing process. And the washing and rubbing fastness were good to excellent.