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POLYMER BULLETIN
Volume 77, Issue 3, Pages 1307-1326Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00289-019-02804-0
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Wheat straw; Chemical pre-treatment; Polystyrene; Green composite
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The recalcitrant nature of native wheat straw (WS) biomass results from cellulose, lignin, hemicellulose and some amount of protein embedded together in a composite structure causing poor adhesion to a polymer matrix composite. Adequate pre-treatment can curtail the recalcitrance structure of WS and enhance the susceptible cellulose area to synthesize a green composite. This paper examined the effect of various chemical pre-treatment procedures in improving surface morphology of wheat straw. Moreover, polystyrene (PS), PS (60 wt%)/native WS (40 wt%), PS (60 wt%)/NaOH-treated WS (40 wt%), PS (60 wt%)/HCl-treated WS (40 wt%), and PS (60 wt%)/H2SO4-treated WS (40 wt%) composite films were prepared using solution casting method. The changes in crystalline structure, hydrophobicity, water vapor migration rate, and thermal and mechanical stabilities of synthesized bio-composites were examined. From the results it can be concluded that the alkali-treated WS is highly compatible with the PS and can be used to synthesize a biodegradable composite film for various industrial green packaging applications.
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