China Plastics ›› 2008, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (06): 44-48 .DOI: 10.19491/j.issn.1001-9278.2008.06.010

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Morphology and Properties of PHBV / PBAT Blends

OUYANG Chun-fa,JIA Run-ping,WANG Xia,MA Pi-ming,ZHANG Yong   

  1. 1 .Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 200235,China; 2. Research Institute of Polymer Materials, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200240,China
  • Received:2008-01-23 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2008-06-25 Published:2008-06-25

Abstract: Biodegradable poly(hydroxybutyrate-co一hyd roxyvalerate)/poly(butylene adipate-co一terephthalate)(PHBV /PBAT)blends were prepared via melting blending.Morphologies, mechanical and thermal properties of the blends were studied. The elongation at break and notched Izod impact strength of PHBV/PBAT blend reached 55 % and 542J/m, 19 and 22.6 times that of neat PHBV, respective1y. Scanning electronic microscopy(SEM) indicated that PBAT constituted dispersed phase in the PHBV /PBAT blends when its weight fraction below 50 wt,at which a phase inversion occurred. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) suggested that the crystallization temperatures of PHBV in PHBV/PBAT blends were 20一40℃lower than those of neat PHBV due to the inhibition effect of PBAT.

Key words: poly(hydroxybutyrate-co一hyd roxyvalerate), poly(butylene adipate-co一terephthalate), phase morphology, mechanical property, biodegradation