scholarly journals Degradation and Recycling of Films Based on Biodegradable Polymers: A Short Review

Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 651 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Scaffaro ◽  
Andrea Maio ◽  
Fiorenza Sutera ◽  
Emmanuel Gulino ◽  
Marco Morreale
Keyword(s):  
Biodegradable Polymers ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Hydrolytic Degradation ◽  
Thermal Stabilization ◽  
Short Review ◽  
Polymeric Films ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid ◽  
Degradation Behavior ◽  
Degradation Behaviour ◽  
Poly Caprolactone

The environmental performance of biodegradable materials has attracted attention from the academic and the industrial research over the recent years. Currently, degradation behavior and possible recyclability features, as well as actual recycling paths of such systems, are crucial to give them both durability and eco-sustainability. This paper presents a review of the degradation behaviour of biodegradable polymers and related composites, with particular concern for multi-layer films. The processing of biodegradable polymeric films and the manufacturing and properties of multilayer films based on biodegradable polymers will be discussed. The results and data collected show that: poly-lactic acid (PLA), poly-butylene adipate-co-terephthalate (PBAT) and poly-caprolactone (PCL) are the most used biodegradable polymers, but are prone to hydrolytic degradation during processing; environmental degradation is favored by enzymes, and can take place within weeks, while in water it can take from months to years; thermal degradation during recycling basically follows a hydrolytic path, due to moisture and high temperatures (β-scissions and transesterification) which may compromise processing and recycling; ultraviolet (UV) and thermal stabilization can be adequately performed using suitable stabilizers.

scholarly journals Poly(-caprolactone)/graphene oxide composite systems: A comparative study on hydrolytic degradation at extreme pH values

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 892-902
Author(s):  
Alberto J. Campillo-Fernández ◽  
Pablo González-Reed ◽  
Ana Vidaurre ◽  
Isabel Castilla-Cortázar
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Degradation Kinetics ◽  
Morphological Changes ◽  
Hydrolytic Degradation ◽  
Degradation Behavior ◽  
Composite Systems ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
Speed Up ◽  
Poly Caprolactone ◽  
Degradation Time

Polycaprolactone/Graphene oxide (PCL/GO) composites are shown to be promising substrates for tissue engineering as their degradation behavior is a key aspect in this type of application. The present paper studies the effect of different GO contents (0.1, 0.2 and 0.5 wt%) of PCL/GO composites on accelerated hydrolytic degradation at extreme pH values. Degradation kinetics at pH 13 is strongly affected by GO content, and speed up at higher percentages. The composite with 0.5 wt% of GO was completely degraded in 72 hours, while degradation at pH 1 presents a different profile and seems to have an induction period that lasts more than 1500 hours. Morphological changes, molecular weight distribution, weight loss, degree of swelling and calorimetric properties were investigated as a function of degradation time. According to the results obtained, the addition of small percentages of GO significantly influences the degradation behavior of the composites acting as degradation modulators.

Effect of short jute fibers on the hydrolytic degradation behavior of poly(lactic acid)

2020 ◽  
Vol 178 ◽  
pp. 109214
Author(s):  
Ning Jiang ◽  
Yaomin Li ◽  
Yuankun Li ◽  
Tao Yu ◽  
Yan Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Hydrolytic Degradation ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid ◽  
Degradation Behavior ◽  
Jute Fibers

Effect of reinforcing particles on hydrolytic degradation behavior of poly (lactic acid) composites

2016 ◽  
Vol 96 ◽  
pp. 248-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei-Xian Li ◽  
Sung-Ha Kim ◽  
Sung-Woong Choi ◽  
Koichi Goda ◽  
Woo-Il Lee
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Hydrolytic Degradation ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid ◽  
Degradation Behavior ◽  
Reinforcing Particles

scholarly journals Dual Plasticizer/Thermal Stabilizer Effect of Epoxidized Chia Seed Oil (Salvia hispanica L.) to Improve Ductility and Thermal Properties of Poly(Lactic Acid)

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1283
Author(s):  
Ivan Dominguez-Candela ◽  
Jose Miguel Ferri ◽  
Salvador Cayetano Cardona ◽  
Jaime Lora ◽  
Vicent Fombuena
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Seed Oil ◽  
Chemical Interaction ◽  
Thermal Stabilization ◽  
Thermal Characterization ◽  
Future Application ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid ◽  
Chia Seed ◽  
Packaging Industry ◽  
Chia Seed Oil

The use of a new bio-based plasticizer derived from epoxidized chia seed oil (ECO) was applied in a poly(lactic acid) (PLA) matrix. ECO was used due to its high epoxy content (6.7%), which led to an improved chemical interaction with PLA. Melt extrusion was used to plasticize PLA with different ECO content in the 0–10 wt.% range. Mechanical, morphological, and thermal characterization was carried out to evaluate the effect of ECO percentage. Besides, disintegration and migration tests were studied to assess the future application in packaging industry. Ductile properties improve by 700% in elongation at break with 10 wt.% ECO content. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) showed a phase separation with ECO content equal or higher than 7.5 wt.%. Thermal stabilization was improved 14 °C as ECO content increased. All plasticized PLA was disintegrated under composting conditions, not observing a delay up to 5 wt.% ECO. Migration tests pointed out a very low migration, less than 0.11 wt.%, which is to interest to the packaging industry.

Morphological behaviour of poly(lactic acid) during hydrolytic degradation

2008 ◽  
Vol 93 (10) ◽  
pp. 1964-1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoqing Zhang ◽  
Maria Espiritu ◽  
Alex Bilyk ◽  
Lusiana Kurniawan
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Hydrolytic Degradation ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid
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