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- Moriana-Torró, Rosana, et al.
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Thermal characterisation of photo-oxidized HDPE/Mater-Bi and LDPE/Mater-Bi blends buried in soil
- 2008
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In: Journal of Applied Polymer Science. - : Wiley. - 0021-8995 .- 1097-4628. ; 109:2, s. 1177-1188
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Blends of high and low density polyethylene with a commercial biodegradable material (Mater-Bi) were subjected to an accelerated soil burial test. A set of samples was previously photo-oxidized to evaluate the effects of UV-irradiation on the degradation in soil process of these blends. Thermogravimetric as well as calorimetric analysis were performed to study the biodegradation, photo-degradation and their synergetic effects. Differential scanning calorimetry was carried out to analyze the morphological changes as a consequence of the photo-oxidation process. UV-irradiation slightly modifies the crystalline content of HDPE/Mater-Bi blends, increasing the heterogeneity of this blend. Criado master curves were plotted to analyses the degradation kinetic model. Broido and Coats-Redfern methods have been used for calculating the Ea of the thermal decomposition mechanisms. Thermogravimetric results reveal that noncomplexed starch is more affected by biodegradation than the polyethylene matrix and the starch/EVPH complexes chains from Mater-Bi. However, the effects of both photo-oxidation and biodegradation processes on the thermal decomposition of Mater-Bi is influenced by the polymeric matrix used. Previous photo-oxidation finds to slow down the degradative effects caused by the soil burial test on the HDPE/Mater-Bi blends. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Badía, J. D., et al.
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A thermogravimetric approach to study the influence of a biodegradation in soil test to a Poly(lactic acid)
- 2008
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In: Macromolecular Symposia. - : Wiley. - 1022-1360 .- 1521-3900. ; 272:1, s. 93-99
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- An amorphous grade Poly (lactic acid) (PLA) was selected for an accelerated burial in soil test during 450 days. Thermogravimetric analyses were carried out to study the effects of degradation in soil on the thermal stability and the thermal decomposition kinetics. A single stage decomposition process is observed for all degradation times. It is shown that the thermal stability of PLA is slightly affected by degradation in soil. Concerning the study of the thermal decomposition kinetics, Criado master curves were plotted from experimental data to focus the study of the thermodegradation kinetic model.The kinetic methods proposed by Broido and Chang were used to calculate the apparent activation energies (Ea) of the degradation mechanism. These results were compared to the Ea values obtained by the method developed by Coats and Redfern in order to prove the applicability of the former methods to the kinetic study. As expected, non-linear tendency is found out for Ea variation along the degradation times, which can be explained as an evolution by stages. Copyright © 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.
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