Jéssica da Silva Chagas1,2, José Elson Soares Filho1,2, Natália Fernanda Inocêncio Silva1,2, Marcelo Massayoshi Ueki3, Eliton Souto de Medeiros1,2, Renate Maria Ramos Wellen1, Mauricio Pinheiro de Oliveira4, Gelsoneide da Silva Gois5, Yêda Medeiros Bastos de Almeida5, Amélia S. F. Santos1,2,*
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.12, No.12, pp. 2079-2094, 2024, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2024.055361
- 20 December 2024
Abstract Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) is a biothechnological and biodegradable thermoplastic polymer from the polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) family, whose chain regularity, high molecular weight, and physical and mechanical properties comparable to polypropylene (PP) are characteristics that have made PHB a prominent commercial bioplastic. Nevertheless, its susceptibility to thermal degradation and hydrolysis has limited many applications. To address the challenges associated with processing, a random copolymer of 95.86 mol% 3-hydroxybutyrate and 4.14 mol% 3-hydroxyvalerate (referred as PHB) was compounded without (neat PHB) and with 0.25, 0.5, 1, and 1.5 wt% of chain extender (Joncryl®ADR 4368), consisting of multifunctional epoxy groups, and… More >
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