Processing and characterization of plasticized PLA/PHB blends for biodegradable multiphase systems

By I. Armentano, E. Fortunati, N. Burgos, F. Dominici, Francesca De Luzi, S. Fiori, A. Jiménez, K. Yoon, Jisoo Ahn, Sangmi Kang and 1 more. 2015

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Blends of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) plasticized with a lactic acid oligomer (OLA) added at three different concentrations (15, 20 and 30 wt% by weight), were prepared by an optimized extrusion process to improve the processability and mechanical properties of these biopolymers for flexible film manufacturing. Mor- phological, chemical, thermal, mechanical, barrier and migration properties were investigated and formulations with desired performance in eco-friendly films were selected. The efficiency of OLA as plasticizer for PLA_PHB blends was demonstrated by the significant decrease of their glass transition temperatures and a considerable improvement of their duc- tile properties. The measured improvements in the barrier properties are related to the higher crystallinity of the plasticized PLA_PHB blends, while the overall migration test underlined that all the proposed formulations maintained migration lev- els below admitted levels. The PLA_PHB blend with 30 wt% OLA was selected as the optimum formulation for food pack- aging, since it offered the best compromise between ductility and oxygen and water vapor barrier properties with practically no migration.

Subfields: Automotive Engineering, Biomaterials, Process Chemistry and Technology

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