Abstract:Blends of cellulose acetate (CA) and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) were prepared by the solvent-casting method in both the presence and the absence of a compatibilizer agent. The compatibilizer was synthesized by reactive processing between CA and PHB. From the differential scanning calorimetric analysis, it has been identified that CA/PHB blends are immiscible in the range of PHB content studied. The existence of interactions between the components was observed due to the displacement of glass transition temp… Show more
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