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Rheological Characteristics of Starch-Based Biodegradable Blends.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
|---|---|
| Author | Park, Dong-Il Dong, Yuzhen Wang, Shizhao Lee, Soo-Jeong Choi, Hyoung Jin |
| Editor | Dai, Shaocong |
| Copyright Year | 2023 |
| Abstract | Thermoplastic starch was blended with commercially available biodegradable polyesters of poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) and poly(lactic acid) (PLA) for its improved performance and processability. The morphology and elemental composition of these biodegradable polymer blends were observed by scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, respectively, while their thermal properties were analyzed using thermogravimetric analysis and differential thermal calorimetry. For rheological analysis, the steady shear and dynamic oscillation tests of three samples at various temperatures were investigated using a rotational rheometer. All three samples exhibited significant shear thinning at all measured temperatures, and their shear viscosity behavior was plotted using the Carreau model. The frequency sweep tests showed that the thermoplastic starch sample exhibited a solid state at all temperatures tested, whereas both starch/PBAT and starch/PBAT/PLA blend samples exhibited viscoelastic liquid behavior after the melting temperature such that their loss modulus at low frequencies was greater than the storage modulus, and inversion occurred at high frequencies (storage modulus > loss modulus). |
| Journal | Polymers |
| Volume Number | 15 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC10146951 |
| Issue Number | 8 |
| PubMed reference number | 37112100 |
| e-ISSN | 20734360 |
| DOI | 10.3390/polym15081953 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2023-04-20 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). © 2023 by the authors. |
| Subject Keyword | starch biodegradable poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) poly(lactic acid) melt rheology |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Chemistry Polymers and Plastics |