Hyperbranched polyester polyol modified with polylactic acid as a compatibilizer for plasticized tapioca starch/polylactic acid blends

ABSTRACT: A hyperbranched polyester polyol of the second generation (HBP2) was modified with polylactic acid (HBP2-g-PLA) and employed as a compatibilizer for plasticized tapioca starch (TPS)/polylactic acid (PLA) blends. The effect of the compatibilizer HBP2-g-PLA was evaluated in comparison to the control sample (TPS/PLA blend without HBP2-g‑PLA). The torque value of the TPS/PLA blends with HBP2-g-PLA was lower than that of the control sample, while thermal stability and crystallinity followed opposite behavior. The glass transition temperature (Tg) and degree of crystallinity of the TPS/PLA blends with HBP2-g-PLA decreased with increasing mass fraction of HBP2-g-PLA. By scanning electron microscopy (SEM), it was observed that the morphology of the TPS/PLA blends with HBP2-g-PLA was more homogeneous than that of the control sample, confirming that HBP2-g-PLA acted as a compatibilizer and plasticizing agent to the TPS/PLA blends. Rheological analysis of the compatibilized TPS/PLA blends indicated the presence of microstructure.

• Autores: Mesías Álvarez, Ricardo Esteban; Murillo Ruiz, Edwin Alberto
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2018
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/33513
• Acceso en línea: https://hdl.handle.net/10495/33513
• Palabra clave: Biopolímeros; Biopolymers; Poliésteres; Polyesters; Tapioca; http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_27468; http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6082; http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15525
• Rights: openAccess
• License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/