Modified cassava starch/poly(vinyl alcohol) blend films plasticized by glycerol: Structure and properties |
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Authors: | Phetdaphat Boonsuk Apinya Sukolrat Kaewta Kaewtatip Sirinya Chantarak Antonios Kelarakis Chiraphon Chaibundit |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90110 Thailand;2. Office of Scientific Instrument and Testing, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90110 Thailand;3. School of Physical Sciences and Computing, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, PR1 2HE UK |
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Abstract: | We report a systematic investigation on the structure–property relationships in glycerol-plasticized poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/cassava starch blends prepared via solution casting. In particular, PVA mixed with native, low-oxidized, high-oxidized, and pregelatinized cassava starches were characterized by means of SEM, XRD, FTIR, thermal analysis and mechanical testing and the immiscible systems were received. Burial tests over a period of several days suggested the preferential degradation of the starch and glycerol component (as indicated by the absence of FTIR signatures of those components) and the amorphous phase of PVA (as indicated by the enhanced crystallinity index of the degraded samples). The rheological properties of the blends seem to dictate their morphological characteristics that, in turn, have a profound impact on their mechanical properties. In that sense, the study highlights promising strategies for the development of a new family of polymeric materials that combine their biodegradable nature within superior mechanical properties. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2020 , 137, 48848. |
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Keywords: | biodegradable biopolymers and renewable polymers degradation differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) films |
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