Muhammad, Ida Idayu and Mohd. Noor, Mohd. Azemi (1997) Development of blend films of poly(3-hydroxy)butyrate and celulose triacetate: Thermal and crystalline properties. In: Regional Symposium on Chemical Engineering 1997 in conjunction with 13th Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineers, 13-15 October 1997, Hyatt Regency, Johor, Malaysia.
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Abstract
Derivative polysaccharide, cellulose triacetate (CTAc) is blended to the combination of poly-hydroxybutyrate and its copolymer polyhydroxyvalerate (PHB-PHV) as the internal plasticiser. The blends films were analyzed by differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction. The DSC methode shows the miscibility of this blend by a single peak of glass transition temperature and a decrease in the melting point. By using a certain composition in mixing, the product shows lower crystalinity than plain PHB. The combination of such properties of these new blends will put PHB as a potentially new source of biopolymer material with a better processability window.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | blend films, cellulose triacetate, differential scanning calorimetry, thermal and crystalline properties, x-ray diffraction |
| Subjects: | T Technology > T Technology (General) |
| Divisions: | Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering |
| ID Code: | 4641 |
| Deposited By: | Norhani Jusoh |
| Deposited On: | 11 Dec 2007 08:16 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Aug 2017 01:36 |
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