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Soil burial degradation of chemically compatibilized poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)/thermoplastic starch/poly(ε-caprolactone)/cellulose biocomposites
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Developing bio-blends and biocomposites has become a widespread strategy to combat plastic pollution in line with sustainability principles and decarbonization necessities. Although chemically modified ternary and quaternary biocomposites are developing rapidly because of their broader processing and performance windows than single matrix and binary counterparts, a few have been reported about their biodegradation. Herein, diisocyanates-based chemically modified ternary biocomposites based on poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate), thermoplastic starch (TPS), poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL), and cellulose (Mater-Bi/PCL/cellulose) are prepared and undergone soil burial biodegradation providing a broader perspective on biodegradation of complicated systems. The mass gain of sunflower sprouts, weight retention, and the appearance of biocomposites are studied and discussed in the course of biodegradation. The unfilled Mater-Bi/PCL bio-blends presented moderate mass loss over 12 weeks, attributed to the presence of TPS in the Mater-Bi phase. The PCL addition hindered TPS decomposition and featured a noticeably lower degradation rate compared to previous reports. A significant increase in the b* parameter (position on the blue-yellow axis in the CIELAB color space), along with the yellowness and whiteness indices, was observed. Prior to soil burial, roughness differences were negligible. Still, they significantly increased over time due to the higher hydrophilicity of unfilled Mater-Bi/PCL and biocomposite containing unmodified filler.
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Aleksander Hejna dr inż.
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Mateusz Barczewski
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Mohammad Saeb
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- Category:
- Articles
- Type:
- artykuły w czasopismach
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
no. 282,
ISSN: 0141-8130 - Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2024
- Bibliographic description:
- Hejna A., Barczewski M., Kosmela P., Saeb M.: Soil burial degradation of chemically compatibilized poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)/thermoplastic starch/poly(ε-caprolactone)/cellulose biocomposites// INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES -Vol. 282,iss. Part 3 (2024), s.136801-
- DOI:
- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.136801
- Sources of funding:
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- Free publication
- Verified by:
- Gdańsk University of Technology
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