High molecular weight plasticizers in thermoplastic starch/polyethylene blends

A Taghizadeh, P Sarazin, BD Favis - Journal of materials science, 2013 - Springer
In this study thermoplastic starch (TPS) was prepared with four different molecular weight
polyol plasticizers: glycerol, sorbitol, diglycerol and polyglycerol. Diglycerol-TPS (DTPS) and …

Effective role of microorganism in waste management and environmental sustainability

S Mondal, D Palit - Sustainable agriculture, forest and environmental …, 2019 - Springer
Environmental protection and sustainability is one of the major concerns in present scenario.
Continuous release of harmful waste and contaminants due to improper industrialization …

Mechanical and barrier properties of LLDPE/TPS/OMMT packaging film in the presence of POE-g-IA or POE-g-MA

A Kazemi, S Nouri Khorasani, M Dinari… - Journal of Polymer …, 2021 - Springer
This study investigates the influence of two functionalized polyethylene-1-octene elastomers
(POEs), POE grafted itaconic acid (POE-g-IA) and POE grafted maleic anhydride (POE-g …

Degradation studies during water absorption, aerobic biodegradation, and soil burial of biobased thermoplastic starch from agricultural waste/polypropylene blends

MM Pang, MY Pun, ZAM Ishak - Journal of Applied Polymer …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Thermoplastic starch (TPS) from agricultural waste consisting of different
amylose/amylopectin ratios was blended with polypropylene (PP) for degradation studies …

Compatibility of poly (acrylic acid)/starch blends

OA Bin‐Dahman, J Jose, MA Al‐Harthi - Starch‐Stärke, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Compatibility of poly (acrylic acid)(PAA) and corn starch blends was studied by various
techniques. Blends were prepared by using solution mixing and casting method with the aid …

[PDF][PDF] Bio-plastics. A perfect tool for eco-friendly food packaging: A Review

Y Kumar, P Shukla, P Singh, PP Prabhakaran… - Journal of Food Product …, 2014 - Citeseer
Revolutionary changes are always associated with food packaging. For last few years, this
field is completely dominated by mineral oil derived polymers such as polyethylene (PE) and …

Morphology and tensile properties of high‐density polyethylene/natural rubber/thermoplastic tapioca starch blends: The effect of citric acid‐modified tapioca starch

AWM Kahar, H Ismail, N Othman - Journal of applied polymer …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The effect of citric acid on the tensile properties of high density polyethylene (HDPE)/natural
rubber (NR)/thermoplastic tapioca starch (TPS) blends was investigated. The ratio between …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancement and investigation of biodegradability of poly (methyl methacrylate) and poly (vinyl chloride) by blending with biodegradable polymer

YN Sudhakar, M Selvakumar, DK Bhat - Polymer Bulletin, 2023 - Springer
Presently, society needs an eco-friendlier alternative for non-biodegradable polymers,
nonetheless, synthetic polymers have established the market because of cost and easy to …

Controlled migration of antifog additives from LLDPE compatibilized with LLDPE grafted maleic anhydride

K Shlosman, RY Suckeveriene… - Polymers for …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This paper summarizes a study of controlled migration of an antifog (AF) additive; sorbitan
monooleate (SMO), from linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) films containing a …

Controlled graft copolymerization of lactic acid onto starch in a supercritical carbon dioxide medium

K Salimi, M Yilmaz, ZMO Rzayev, E Piskin - Carbohydrate polymers, 2014 - Elsevier
This work presents a new approach for the synthesis of a starch-g-poly L-lactic acid (St-g-
PLA) copolymer via the graft copolymerization of LA onto starch using stannous 2-ethyl …