期刊
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
卷 3, 期 11, 页码 2756-2766出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b00639
关键词
Biodegradable polymers; Oxidant systems; Heme proteins; PLA; Simulated soil; TPS
资金
- FAPESP [2012/13445-8, 2012/07456-7]
- CNPq
- CAPES
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP) [12/13445-8] Funding Source: FAPESP
In the present study, poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and their blends with 5%/wt and 10%/wt thermoplastic starch (TPS) were submitted to degradation in simulated soil. To investigate the mechanisms involved in the degradation, we also submitted the samples to degradation by tert-butyl hydroperoxide, myoglobin, and peroxide-activated myoglobin. The samples were analyzed by Fourier-transformed infrared spectrometry (FTIR), scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), contact angle analysis, and mass loss measurement. The FTIR results indicated a weak interaction between the two components (PLA and starch) in the blend's amorphous structure. However, the corresponding SEM images showed that TPA increased ridges and roughness at the material surface associated with an increase of wettability evidenced by contact angle analysis. Consistently, TPS favored degradation of the material both in the simulated soil and pro-oxidant model systems. In the simulated soil, the occurrence of TPS hydrolysis provided glucose, a biological fuel, that contributed to the growth of the microorganisms. The similar degradation patterns observed in mimetic pro-oxidant biological systems and soil suggest that oxidative reactions catalyzed by heme proteins from biological sources as well as the presence of peroxides and transition metal traces in the original materials have a significant contribution to PLA and PLA/TPS degradation.
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