Optically transparent plasticized poly(lactic acid) (PLA) based bionanocomposite films intended for food packaging were prepared by melt blending. Materials were plasticized with 15 wt% of acetyl(tributyl citrate) (ATBC) ...
Muller, Justine; González Martínez, María Consuelo; Chiralt, A.(MDPI AG, 2017-08-15)
[EN] The massive use of synthetic plastics, in particular in the food packaging area, has a great environmental impact, and alternative more ecologic materials are being required. Poly(lactic) acid (PLA) and starch have ...
[EN] In this study, different compatibilizing agents were used to analyze their influence on immiscible blends of polylactide (PLA) and biobased high-density polyethylene (bioPE) 80/20 (wt/wt). The compatibilizing agents ...
[EN] Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) was blended with poly(lactic acid) (PLA) with various reactive processing agents to decrease its brittleness and enhance its processability. Three diisocyanates, ...
Lascano Aimacaña, Diego Sebastián(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2018-12-03)
[ES] El objetivo central del proyecto es el desarrollo de polímeros con memoria de forma utilizando como base poli(ácido láctico) PLA. No obstante, debido a su rigidez y fragilidad, se abordará el desarrollo de mezclas ...
[EN] In this study, binary blends of biodegradable polymers were prepared to improve the ductile properties of those that have a more rigid and/or brittle behaviour. Specifically, PLA, PHA and TPS were blended with different ...
[EN] Nanocomposites of commercial PC/ABS matrix filled with multi-walled
carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) suspended in ethyl alcohol were compounded on twinscrew
co-rotating extruder and subsequently injection molded varying ...
[EN] In this work, different contents (0.25, 0.50, 0.75, and 1 phr) of dicumyl peroxide (DCP) are incorporated into the bio-based high-density polyethylene (bioPE)/kraft lignin (KL) blends with a composition of 80 and 20 ...
Pavón-Vargas, Cristina Paola; Aldas, Miguel; Rosa-Ramírez, Harrison de la; López-Martínez, Juan; Arrieta, Marina P.(MDPI AG, 2020-12)
[EN] Polybutylene adipate-co-terephthalate (PBAT) is a biodegradable polymer with good features for packaging applications. However, the mechanical performance and high prices of PBAT limit its current usage at the commercial ...
García García, Daniel; Rayón Encinas, Emilio; Carbonell Verdú, Alfredo; López-Martínez, Juan; Balart Gimeno, Rafael Antonio(Elsevier, 2017-01)
[EN] Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) is a biodegradable aliphatic polyester obtained through bacterial fermentation that has gained attention in the last few years; nevertheless, its industrial applications are restricted because ...
Polystyrene (PS) is one of the commonly used polymer in food packaging, that is why it generates a large amount of residual PS: because of the need of reduce environmental damage that occurs, it is common to recycle this ...
[EN] The influence of citric acid (CA) on structural and physicochemical properties of blend films based on corn starch and polycaprolactone (PCL) was studied. Films were obtained by melt blending of starch and PCL and ...
[EN] In this work, cell viability, proliferation, and morphology are studied on two pairs of polymers used in the biomedical field that have similar chemical natures but differ in hydrophobicity. On the one hand, hydrophobic ...
[EN] Polypropylene-based composites filled with multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), ranging from 1 to 6 wt%, were obtained by injection molding from a previous masterbatch compounded by twin-screw extrusion (TSE). Resultant ...
[EN] In this study was analyzed the effect of three different compatibilizers polyethylene-graft-maleic anhydride (PE-g-MA), unmodified halloysite nanotubes (HNTs), and HNTs treated by silanization with (3-glycidyloxypropyl) ...
Tejada Oliveros, Ramón(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2021-10-13)
[ES] El ácido poliláctico (PLA) es un polímero que se puede obtener de recursos renovables y, además, es biodegradable. No obstante, presenta elevada fragilidad, aspecto que limita su uso masivo a escala industrial. Este ...
[EN] In this work, nanocomposites of polycarbonate/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (PC/ABS) with various loads of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) are investigated. Material is previously formed by masterbatch dilution ...
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) synthesized from microcrystalline cellulose by acid hydrolysis were added into poly(lactic acid)-poly(hydroxybutyrate) (PLA-PHB) blends to improve the final properties of the multifunctional ...
[EN] Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is the most used biopolymer for food packaging applications. Several strategies have been made to improve PLA properties for extending its applications in the packaging field. Melt blending ...