Compression Molding of Polyhydroxybutyrate Nano-Composite Films as Coating on Paper Substrates †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. PHB/Nanocellulose Master Batch Formulations
2.3. PHB/Nanocellulose Film Formation on Paper Substrates
2.4. Analytical Evaluation of Coated Paper Substrates
3. Results
3.1. Paper Coating Morphology
3.2. Paper Coating Physical Properties
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Fiber Content in PHB (wt.-%) | MFC | mMFC | NFC |
---|---|---|---|
0 | - | - | - |
1 | MFC-1 | mMFC-1 | NFC-1 |
5 | MFC-5 | mMFC-5 | NFC-5 |
Sample Name | WCA (°) | OTR (cm2/(m2/day)) |
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PHB | 73 ± 2 | 278 ± 10 |
MFC-1 MFC-5 | 65 ± 2 73 ± 3 | 382 ± 20 610 ± 20 |
mMFC-1 mMFC-5 | 88 ± 3 83 ± 4 | 250 ± 10 145 ± 5 |
NFC-1 NFC-5 | 66 ± 2 65 ± 2 | 290 ± 8 210 ± 5 |
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Rastogi, V.K.; Samyn, P. Compression Molding of Polyhydroxybutyrate Nano-Composite Films as Coating on Paper Substrates. Mater. Proc. 2020, 2, 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/CIWC2020-06797
Rastogi VK, Samyn P. Compression Molding of Polyhydroxybutyrate Nano-Composite Films as Coating on Paper Substrates. Materials Proceedings. 2020; 2(1):31. https://doi.org/10.3390/CIWC2020-06797
Chicago/Turabian StyleRastogi, Vibhore K., and Pieter Samyn. 2020. "Compression Molding of Polyhydroxybutyrate Nano-Composite Films as Coating on Paper Substrates" Materials Proceedings 2, no. 1: 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/CIWC2020-06797
APA StyleRastogi, V. K., & Samyn, P. (2020). Compression Molding of Polyhydroxybutyrate Nano-Composite Films as Coating on Paper Substrates. Materials Proceedings, 2(1), 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/CIWC2020-06797