Miscibility of Poly(hydroxybutyrate)/Poly(vinyl alcohol)Melt Blends Plasticized With Glycerol

• 作者: Antonio José Felix Carvalho Deliane da Silva Cabral
• 来源期刊: 可再生材料杂志(英文)
• 学科: 化学
• 关键词: BLEND MISCIBILITY MELT processing poly(hydroxybutyrate) poly(vinyl alcohol)
• 年，卷（期）: 2019,（4）
• 页码范围: 325-333
• 页数: 9页
• 分类号: O63

摘要

Poly(hydroxybutyrate)/poly(vinyl alcohol)(PHB/PVA)blends plasticized with glycerol were prepared by melt blending of PHB and glycerol plasticized PVA.The PHB/PVA-glycerol compositions were 90:10,75:25 and 50:50 w/w,being the concentration of glycerol in the PVA mixture of 10 wt%.The blends were characterized by infrared spectroscopy,dynamic-mechanical thermal analysis,and scanning electron microscope of the fragile fractured surface.The results showed one single phase blend,indicating miscibility corroborated by the presence of a single glass transition temperature.The blending method proved to be an efficient way to tune PHB properties keeping its biodegradable nature since both PVA and glycerol are fully biodegradable materials.