Preparation and Characterization of Bioplastic-Based Green Renewable Composites from Tapioca with Acetyl Tributyl Citrate as a Plasticizer
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Tensile Property
2.2. Fourier Transform Infra-Red Spectroscopy
2.3. Morphology Analysis
2.4. Differential Scanning Calorimetry
2.5. Water Absorption
2.6. Enzymatic Hydrolysis
3. Experimental Section
3.1. Materials and Preparation
Sample | PLA (%) | Tapioca (%) | ATBC (%) | MDI (phr) |
---|---|---|---|---|
PLA | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PLA90tapioca10 | 90 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
PLA80tapioca20 | 80 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
PLA70tapioca30 | 70 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
PLA60tapioca40 | 60 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
PLA50tapioca50 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
PLA40tapioca60 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
PLA90tapioca10MDI | 90 | 10 | 0 | 0.5 |
PLA80tapioca20MDI | 80 | 20 | 0 | 0.5 |
PLA70tapioca30MDI | 70 | 30 | 0 | 0.5 |
PLA60tapioca40MDI | 60 | 40 | 0 | 0.5 |
PLA50tapioca50MDI | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0.5 |
PLA60tapioca40MDI | 40 | 60 | 0 | 0.5 |
(PLA90tapioca10MDI)95ATBC5 | 85.5 | 9.5 | 5 | 0.5 |
(PLA80tapioca20MDI)95ATBC5 | 76 | 19 | 5 | 0.5 |
(PLA70tapioca30MDI)95ATBC5 | 66.5 | 28.5 | 5 | 0.5 |
(PLA60tapioca40MDI)95ATBC5 | 57 | 38 | 5 | 0.5 |
(PLA50tapioca50MDI)95ATBC5 | 47.5 | 47.5 | 5 | 0.5 |
(PLA90tapioca10MDI)90ATBC10 | 81 | 9 | 10 | 0.5 |
(PLA80tapioca20MDI)90ATBC10 | 72 | 18 | 10 | 0.5 |
(PLA70tapioca30MDI)90ATBC10 | 63 | 27 | 10 | 0.5 |
(PLA60tapioca40MDI)90ATBC10 | 54 | 36 | 10 | 0.5 |
(PLA50tapioca50MDI)90ATBC10 | 45 | 45 | 10 | 0.5 |
(PLA90tapioca10MDI)85ATBC15 | 76.5 | 8.5 | 15 | 0.5 |
(PLA80tapioca20MDI)85ATBC15 | 68 | 17 | 15 | 0.5 |
(PLA70tapioca30MDI)85ATBC15 | 59.5 | 25.5 | 15 | 0.5 |
(PLA60tapioca40MDI)85ATBC15 | 51 | 34 | 15 | 0.5 |
(PLA50tapioca50MDI)85ATBC15 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 15 | 0.5 |
(PLA90tapioca10MDI)80ATBC20 | 72 | 8 | 20 | 0.5 |
(PLA80tapioca20MDI)80ATBC20 | 64 | 16 | 20 | 0.5 |
(PLA70tapioca30MDI)80ATBC20 | 56 | 24 | 20 | 0.5 |
(PLA60tapioca40MDI)80ATBC20 | 48 | 32 | 20 | 0.5 |
(PLA50tapioca50MDI)80ATBC20 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 0.5 |
(PLA90tapioca10MDI)75ATBC25 | 67.5 | 7.5 | 25 | 0.5 |
(PLA80tapioca20MDI)75ATBC25 | 60 | 15 | 25 | 0.5 |
(PLA70tapioca30MDI)75ATBC25 | 52.2 | 22.5 | 25 | 0.5 |
(PLA60tapioca40MDI)75ATBC25 | 45 | 30 | 25 | 0.5 |
(PLA50tapioca50MDI)75ATBC25 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 25 | 0.5 |
3.2. Tensile Property
3.3. Fourier Transform Infra-Red Spectroscopy
3.4. Morphology Analysis
3.5. Differential Scanning Calorimetry
3.6. Water Absorption
3.7. Enzymatic Hydrolysis
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Tsou, C.-H.; Suen, M.-C.; Yao, W.-H.; Yeh, J.-T.; Wu, C.-S.; Tsou, C.-Y.; Chiu, S.-H.; Chen, J.-C.; Wang, R.Y.; Lin, S.-M.; et al. Preparation and Characterization of Bioplastic-Based Green Renewable Composites from Tapioca with Acetyl Tributyl Citrate as a Plasticizer. Materials 2014, 7, 5617-5632. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma7085617
Tsou C-H, Suen M-C, Yao W-H, Yeh J-T, Wu C-S, Tsou C-Y, Chiu S-H, Chen J-C, Wang RY, Lin S-M, et al. Preparation and Characterization of Bioplastic-Based Green Renewable Composites from Tapioca with Acetyl Tributyl Citrate as a Plasticizer. Materials. 2014; 7(8):5617-5632. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma7085617
Chicago/Turabian StyleTsou, Chi-Hui, Maw-Cherng Suen, Wei-Hua Yao, Jen-Taut Yeh, Chin-San Wu, Chih-Yuan Tsou, Shih-Hsuan Chiu, Jui-Chin Chen, Ruo Yao Wang, Shang-Ming Lin, and et al. 2014. "Preparation and Characterization of Bioplastic-Based Green Renewable Composites from Tapioca with Acetyl Tributyl Citrate as a Plasticizer" Materials 7, no. 8: 5617-5632. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma7085617