Abstract
PHBV (Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3- hydroxyvalerate)) is a bio-derived semi-crystalline polymer of interest to the packaging industry looking for alternatives to the petroleum based materials currently used. The brittle nature of PHBV material requires blending with other polymers such as Poly (- caprolactone) (PCL), Poly (L-lactic acid) (PLA), and natural rubber. Natural rubbers (NR), cis-1,4- polyisoprene, are classified as elastomers due to their high elasticity and yield strength. Therefore, the objective of this study was to characterize the thermal and mechanical properties of PHBV blended with natural rubber in two different concentrations.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 330-333 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| State | Published - 2014 |
| Event | 72nd Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers: The Plastics Conference, ANTEC 2014 - Las Vegas, United States Duration: Apr 28 2014 → Apr 30 2014 |
Conference
| Conference | 72nd Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers: The Plastics Conference, ANTEC 2014 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Las Vegas |
| Period | 04/28/14 → 04/30/14 |