TY - JOUR
T1 - Biodegradation of low-density polyethylene-banana starch films
AU - Torres, Apolonio Vargas
AU - Zamudio-Flores, Paul Baruk
AU - Salgado-Delgado, René
AU - Bello-Pérez, Luís Arturo
PY - 2008/12/15
Y1 - 2008/12/15
N2 - Films were prepared by extrusion using acetylated and oxidized banana starches at different concentrations mixed with low-density polyethylene, and their biodegradation (buried in soil) at different storage times was studied. Morphological, thermal, and mechanical characteristics of the films after degradation were tested. Films made of acetylated banana starch degraded most rapidly and those prepared with oxidized starch had the slowest degradation time. The type of chemically modified starch plays an important role in degradation of film. Burying the films produced a decrease in degradation temperature at the longest storage time, and there was a longer interval in the films prepared with native banana starch, followed by those made of acetylated starch. The buried in soil films had a broad phase transition and, consequently, an increase in enthalpy. This is due to degradation of amorphous starch zones with an increase in the crystallinity. Electron scanning microscopy analysis revealed greater degradation at longer storage time and a more marked effect in the films made of modified banana starch. Mechanical properties of the films were affected by degradation, and these varied depending on the modified banana starch used. The use of biodegradable polymers such as chemically modified banana starch might be feasible for making films with a high rate of degradation.
AB - Films were prepared by extrusion using acetylated and oxidized banana starches at different concentrations mixed with low-density polyethylene, and their biodegradation (buried in soil) at different storage times was studied. Morphological, thermal, and mechanical characteristics of the films after degradation were tested. Films made of acetylated banana starch degraded most rapidly and those prepared with oxidized starch had the slowest degradation time. The type of chemically modified starch plays an important role in degradation of film. Burying the films produced a decrease in degradation temperature at the longest storage time, and there was a longer interval in the films prepared with native banana starch, followed by those made of acetylated starch. The buried in soil films had a broad phase transition and, consequently, an increase in enthalpy. This is due to degradation of amorphous starch zones with an increase in the crystallinity. Electron scanning microscopy analysis revealed greater degradation at longer storage time and a more marked effect in the films made of modified banana starch. Mechanical properties of the films were affected by degradation, and these varied depending on the modified banana starch used. The use of biodegradable polymers such as chemically modified banana starch might be feasible for making films with a high rate of degradation.
KW - Acetylated starch
KW - Differential scanning calorimetry
KW - Extrusion
KW - Mechanical properties
KW - Morphological characteristics
KW - Oxidized starch
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U2 - 10.1002/app.28938
DO - 10.1002/app.28938
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0021-8995
VL - 110
SP - 3464
EP - 3472
JO - Journal of Applied Polymer Science
JF - Journal of Applied Polymer Science
IS - 6
ER -