Properties of melt-processed poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate)/starch 1: 1 blend nanocomposites
Melt blending of 1:1 poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) and glycerol-plasticized starch (TPS) was performed in the presence of an organically-modified montmorillonite, incorporated at 2.5, 5, 7.5 and 10 wt% amounts. Scanning electron micrographs (SEM) revealed the role of the organo...
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Associação Brasileira de Polímeros
2013-05-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-14282013000300013&tlng=en |