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Poly(vinyl alcohol) composite films with high percent elongation prepared from amylose‐fatty ammonium salt inclusion complexes
Author(s) -
Fanta George F.,
Felker Frederick C.,
Selling Gordon W.,
Hay William T.,
Biswas Atanu
Publication year - 2016
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.44110
Subject(s) - vinyl alcohol , cationic polymerization , starch , amylose , elongation , polymer chemistry , contact angle , ammonium , glycerol , materials science , fatty alcohol , chemical engineering , ultimate tensile strength , salt (chemistry) , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , polymer , engineering
Amylose inclusion complexes prepared from cationic fatty ammonium salts and jet‐cooked high amylose starch were combined with poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVOH) to form glycerol‐plasticized films. For the octadecylammonium salt complexes, elongation was significantly higher than the PVOH control when the amount of complex incorporated was from 20% to 70%. For the dodecyl‐ and hexadecylammonium salt complexes, elongation was significantly higher than PVOH films for 20% to 40% incorporation of cationic complex. Tensile strength declined with increasing levels of amylose‐ammonium salt complex, and surface hydrophobicity (contact angle) was significantly higher than PVOH films. Microscopy showed no phase separation or phase inversion, suggesting intimate mixing due to ionic interactions between cationic ammonium salt complexes and the hydroxyl groups of PVOH. The high elongations of these films and increased water contact angles are marketable advantages, along with the lower cost and increased biodegradability of the starch‐based component. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2016 , 133 , 44110.