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Novel Composites from Eco‐Friendly Soy Flour/SBS Triblock Copolymer
Author(s) -
Thakur Vijay Kumar,
Grewell David,
Thunga Mahendra,
Kessler Michael R.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
macromolecular materials and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1439-2054
pISSN - 1438-7492
DOI - 10.1002/mame.201300368
Subject(s) - materials science , copolymer , composite material , thermoplastic elastomer , elastomer , soy flour , thermoplastic , rheology , composite number , environmentally friendly , wood flour , polymer , food science , ecology , chemistry , biology
With the growing demand for bio‐based materials, the present study investigates the use of soy flour (SF) as potential reinforcement in thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs). Soy and poly(styrene‐butadiene‐styrene) triblock copolymer composite films are prepared using conventional thermoplastic polymer processing techniques. These composite films are investigated to evaluate the influence of SF concentration on the thermo‐mechanical and rheological properties. The results suggest that environmentally friendly soy flour reinforced thermoplastic elastomers exhibit excellent properties and offer great potential to replace traditional synthetic elastomeric materials.