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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 59, Issue 1, Pages 1-9Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2004.08.018
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biodegradable polymers; low density polyethylene; starch; polymer blends; recycling
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Recycled LDPE/com starch blends containing 30, 40 and 50 wt% starch were prepared by extrusion and characterized by the melt flow index (MFI), tensile test, dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). For comparison. virgin LDPE/com starch blends were prepared and characterized under the same conditions. The addition of starch to LDPE reduced the MFI values, the tensile strength and the elongation at break, whereas the modulus increased. The decreases in the MFI and tensile properties were most evident when 40 and 50 wt% were added. SEM showed that the interfacial interaction was weak for blends containing virgin and recycled LDPE. Blends prepared with recycled LDPE showed the same behavior as those blends prepared with virgin LDPE, indicating that starch was the main factor that influenced the blend. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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