Manufacturing and Properties of Binary Blend from Bacterial Polyester Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) and Poly(caprolactone) with Improved …

J Ivorra-Martinez, I Verdu, O Fenollar… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) represent a promising group of bacterial polyesters for new
applications. Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate)(PHBH) is a very promising …

Correlation between degree of crystallinity, morphology, glass temperature, mechanical properties and biodegradation of poly (3-hydroxyalkanoate) PHAs and their …

A El-Hadi, R Schnabel, E Straube, G Müller, S Henning - Polymer testing, 2002 - Elsevier
Bacterial thermoplastic polyesters poly (3-hydroxyalkanoate) PHAs are produced by the
fermentation of renewable materials, such as sugars or molasses. The pure homopolymer …

Processing and characterization of binary poly (hydroxybutyrate)(PHB) and poly (caprolactone)(PCL) blends with improved impact properties

D Garcia-Garcia, JM Ferri, T Boronat, J López-Martínez… - Polymer Bulletin, 2016 - Springer
The present work is focused on the development of binary blends from poly
(hydroxybutyrate)(PHB) and poly (caprolactone)(PCL). Miscibility, mechanical and thermal …

Alternative optimization routes for improving the performance of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate)(PHB) based plastics

D Briassoulis, P Tserotas, IG Athanasoulia - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), comprising a broad range of bio-based polymeric materials,
are natural biodegradable polyesters formed by microorganisms. The simplest, best …

Different thermal behaviors of microbial polyesters poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) and poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3 …

HM Ye, Z Wang, HH Wang, GQ Chen, J Xu - Polymer, 2010 - Elsevier
Various methods were employed to study the thermal behaviors of a novel microbial
polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) terpolyester, namely, poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3 …

[HTML][HTML] Microbially synthesized poly (hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyhexanoate) with low to moderate hydroxyhexanoate content: Properties and applications

I Thiele, L Santolin, K Meyer, R Machatschek… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution is the biggest environmental concern of our time. Breakdown products like
micro-and nano-plastics inevitably enter the food chain and pose unprecedented health …

Improvement of the compatibility between poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) and poly (ε-caprolactone) by reactive extrusion with dicumyl peroxide

D Garcia-Garcia, E Rayón, A Carbonell-Verdu… - European Polymer …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) is a biodegradable aliphatic polyester obtained through
bacterial fermentation that has gained attention in the last few years; nevertheless, its …

Polyhydroxybutyrate/acrylonitrile‐g‐(ethylene‐co‐ propylene‐co‐diene)‐g‐styrene blends: Their morphology and thermal and mechanical behavior

FP de Carvalho, AC Quental… - Journal of applied …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a biodegradable bacterial polyester emerging as a viable
substitute for synthetic, semicrystalline, nonbiodegradable polymers. An elastomer …

Production of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) using agro-industrial effluents with tunable proportion of 3-hydroxyvalerate monomer units

P Lemechko, M Le Fellic, S Bruzaud - International journal of biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
With increasing concerns about future oil depletion and plastic pollution, bioplastics saw an
increasing interest from scientists and industrials. Among bioplastics, the …

The toughening effect of a small amount of poly (ɛ-caprolactone) on the mechanical properties of the poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate)/PCL blend

K Katsumata, T Saito, F Yu, N Nakamura, Y Inoue - Polymer journal, 2011 - nature.com
To improve the mechanical properties of bacterial poly (3-hydroxybutyrate)[P (3HB)] and
poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate)[P (3HB-co-3HH)], the materials were …