Premium
Calorimetric studies of PP/Mater‐Bi blends aged in soil
Author(s) -
Cadenato Ana,
Ramis Xavier,
Salla Josep Ma,
Morancho Josep Ma,
ContatRodrigo L.,
VallésLluch A.,
RibesGreus A.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.22084
Subject(s) - crystallinity , differential scanning calorimetry , lamellar structure , crystallization , materials science , polypropylene , morphology (biology) , degradation (telecommunications) , composite material , polymer blend , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , polymer science , copolymer , polymer , thermodynamics , telecommunications , physics , genetics , biology , computer science , engineering
Blends of polypropylene and a commercial biodegradable additive (Mater‐Bi AF05H) were subjected to a soil burial test for 1 year. The effect of the degradation process on the morphology of the blend was studied by differential scanning calorimetry. The melting and crystallization temperatures, degree of crystallinity, lamellar thickness distribution, and crystallization kinetics were analyzed for both the nondegraded and degraded blends and for the pure components before blending and degradation. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 100: 3446–3453, 2006