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Title

Influence of PEG on Mechanical Properties and Biodegradability of Composites Based on PLA and Starch.

Authors

Rogovina, Svetlana Z.; Aleksanyan, Kristine V.; Loginova, Anastasia A.; Ivanushkina, Natalya E.; Vladimirov, Leonid V.; Prut, Eduard V.; Berlin, Aleksandr A.

Abstract

Biodegradable composites based on polylactide (PLA) and starch are obtained via solid‐phase mixing under conditions of shear deformation. The mechanical properties and biodegradability of composites under action of mold fungi as well as during exposure in soil are investigated. Using the scanning electron microscopy, the comparative study of the morphology of the initial samples and samples after biodegradation is carried out and the formation of structural defects resulting in sample destruction followed by fragmentation is revealed. The influence of PEG on mechanical properties and biodegradation process of the composites is shown. The analysis of composites by FTIR spectroscopy allows the estimation of the change in the PLA crystallinity and morphology of the film composites during the biodegradation in soil. The appearance of starch on the surface of films after exposure in soil enables a mechanism of biodegradation to be proposed.

Subjects

BIODEGRADABLE plastics; POLYMERIC composites; POLYLACTIC acid; MECHANICAL properties of polymers; DEFORMATIONS (Mechanics); POLYETHYLENE glycol

Publication

Starch / Staerke, 2018, Vol 70, Issue 7/8, p1

ISSN

0038-9056

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1002/star.201700268

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