@Article{jrm.2019.01794,
AUTHOR = {Deliane da Silva Cabral, Antonio José Felix Car},
TITLE = {Miscibility of Poly(hydroxybutyrate)/Poly(vinyl alcohol) Melt Blends Plasticized With Glycerol},
JOURNAL = {Journal of Renewable Materials},
VOLUME = {7},
YEAR = {2019},
NUMBER = {4},
PAGES = {325--333},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/jrm/v7n4/33840},
ISSN = {2164-6341},
ABSTRACT = {Poly(hydroxybutyrate)/poly(vinyl alcohol) (PHB/PVA) blends plasticized with glycerol were prepared by melt blending of PHB and glycerol plasticized PVA. The PHB/PVA-glycerol compositions were 90:10, 75:25 and 50:50 w/w, being the concentration of glycerol in the PVA mixture of 10 wt %. The blends were characterized by infrared spectroscopy, dynamic-mechanical thermal analysis, and scanning electron microscope of the fragile fractured surface. The results showed one single phase blend, indicating miscibility corroborated by the presence of a single glass transition temperature. The blending method proved to be an efficient way to tune PHB properties keeping its biodegradable nature since both PVA and glycerol are fully biodegradable materials.},
DOI = {10.32604/jrm.2019.01794}
}