Injection moulded composites from high biomass filled biodegradable plastic: Properties and performance evaluation for single-use applications
Biodegradable plastic-based items play an essential role in ensuring the sustainability of the food packaging industry due to their high biodegradability and minimized use of fossil fuels. The incorporation of low-cost waste biomass into bio-based polymers to produce biodegradable composites support...
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| author | Kaitlyn P. Root Akhilesh K. Pal Ehsan Pesaranhajiabbas Amar K. Mohanty Manjusri Misra |
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| description | Biodegradable plastic-based items play an essential role in ensuring the sustainability of the food packaging industry due to their high biodegradability and minimized use of fossil fuels. The incorporation of low-cost waste biomass into bio-based polymers to produce biodegradable composites supports the circular economy model and reduces landfilling and carbon footprint challenges associated with petroleum-based plastics. This work discusses the utilization of waste almond shell powder (ASP) up to 50 wt.% with poly(butylene succinate-co-butylene adipate) (PBSA) to develop sustainable biocomposites through injection moulding for rigid packaging applications. At a lower angular frequency (0.1 s − 1), the complex viscosity of the PBSA/50%ASP biocomposite was reduced by ∼65% after adding 5 wt.% compatibilizer, as confirmed by a rheological analysis. The heat deflection temperature, flexural strength, and tensile and flexural moduli of the PBSA/50% ASP biocomposite with 5 wt.% compatibilizer were improved by ∼24, 125, 368, and 385%, respectively, compared to pristine PBSA. These improvements are attributed to the high stiffness and load-bearing capacity of ASP and the enhanced interfacial adhesion and particle dispersion caused by the compatibilizer, as corroborated by SEM analyses. Hence, the formulated biocomposites show a suitable structure-property-processing co-relationship for injection moulding of single-use products. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-33d750eb88674ef38e636a7fb9a9523b2023-06-15T04:57:16ZengElsevierComposites Part C: Open Access2666-68202023-07-0111100358Injection moulded composites from high biomass filled biodegradable plastic: Properties and performance evaluation for single-use applicationsKaitlyn P. Root0Akhilesh K. Pal1Ehsan Pesaranhajiabbas2Amar K. Mohanty3Manjusri Misra4Bioproducts Discovery and Development Centre, Department of Plant Agriculture, Crop Science Building, University of Guelph, Guelph, N1G2W1, Ontario, Canada; School of Engineering, Thornbrough Building, University of Guelph, Guelph, N1G2W1, Ontario, CanadaBioproducts Discovery and Development Centre, Department of Plant Agriculture, Crop Science Building, University of Guelph, Guelph, N1G2W1, Ontario, Canada; School of Engineering, Thornbrough Building, University of Guelph, Guelph, N1G2W1, Ontario, CanadaBioproducts Discovery and Development Centre, Department of Plant Agriculture, Crop Science Building, University of Guelph, Guelph, N1G2W1, Ontario, Canada; School of Engineering, Thornbrough Building, University of Guelph, Guelph, N1G2W1, Ontario, CanadaBioproducts Discovery and Development Centre, Department of Plant Agriculture, Crop Science Building, University of Guelph, Guelph, N1G2W1, Ontario, Canada; School of Engineering, Thornbrough Building, University of Guelph, Guelph, N1G2W1, Ontario, CanadaBioproducts Discovery and Development Centre, Department of Plant Agriculture, Crop Science Building, University of Guelph, Guelph, N1G2W1, Ontario, Canada; School of Engineering, Thornbrough Building, University of Guelph, Guelph, N1G2W1, Ontario, Canada; Corresponding author.Biodegradable plastic-based items play an essential role in ensuring the sustainability of the food packaging industry due to their high biodegradability and minimized use of fossil fuels. The incorporation of low-cost waste biomass into bio-based polymers to produce biodegradable composites supports the circular economy model and reduces landfilling and carbon footprint challenges associated with petroleum-based plastics. This work discusses the utilization of waste almond shell powder (ASP) up to 50 wt.% with poly(butylene succinate-co-butylene adipate) (PBSA) to develop sustainable biocomposites through injection moulding for rigid packaging applications. At a lower angular frequency (0.1 s − 1), the complex viscosity of the PBSA/50%ASP biocomposite was reduced by ∼65% after adding 5 wt.% compatibilizer, as confirmed by a rheological analysis. The heat deflection temperature, flexural strength, and tensile and flexural moduli of the PBSA/50% ASP biocomposite with 5 wt.% compatibilizer were improved by ∼24, 125, 368, and 385%, respectively, compared to pristine PBSA. These improvements are attributed to the high stiffness and load-bearing capacity of ASP and the enhanced interfacial adhesion and particle dispersion caused by the compatibilizer, as corroborated by SEM analyses. Hence, the formulated biocomposites show a suitable structure-property-processing co-relationship for injection moulding of single-use products.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666682023000142BiocompositeExtrusionStress transferSurface properties |
| spellingShingle | Kaitlyn P. Root Akhilesh K. Pal Ehsan Pesaranhajiabbas Amar K. Mohanty Manjusri Misra Injection moulded composites from high biomass filled biodegradable plastic: Properties and performance evaluation for single-use applications Composites Part C: Open Access Biocomposite Extrusion Stress transfer Surface properties |
| title | Injection moulded composites from high biomass filled biodegradable plastic: Properties and performance evaluation for single-use applications |
| title_full | Injection moulded composites from high biomass filled biodegradable plastic: Properties and performance evaluation for single-use applications |
| title_fullStr | Injection moulded composites from high biomass filled biodegradable plastic: Properties and performance evaluation for single-use applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Injection moulded composites from high biomass filled biodegradable plastic: Properties and performance evaluation for single-use applications |
| title_short | Injection moulded composites from high biomass filled biodegradable plastic: Properties and performance evaluation for single-use applications |
| title_sort | injection moulded composites from high biomass filled biodegradable plastic properties and performance evaluation for single use applications |
| topic | Biocomposite Extrusion Stress transfer Surface properties |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666682023000142 |
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