Processing and characterization of LDPE/starch products

New intercalated layer silicate nanocomposites based on synthesized starch-g-PCL prepared via solution intercalation and in situ polymerization methods: As a comparative study

“…This is due to their hydrophilic nature and thus their sensitivity to moisture content, a factor that is difficult to control. In order to improve mechanical properties and water resistance, starch has been modified (Morikawa & Nishinari, 2000;Curvelo, de Carvalho, & Agnelli, 2001;Mani, Tang, & Bhattacharya, 1998;Rutot, Degee, Nayaran, & Dubois, 2000;Matzinos, Tserki, Kontoyiannis, & Panayiotou, 2002;Mani & Bhattacharya, 2001;Dufresne, 2006) by blending with synthetic or natural polymers and modified with aliphatic polyesters, such as PCL, poly (hydroxyl butyrate), poly lactic acid and poly (glycolic acid) (Namazi & Dadkhah 2008;Wang & Gross, 1998). Among them poly (e-caprolacton) is a particularly promising polymer.…”

Modeling of bubble growth dynamics and nonisothermal expansion in starch‐based foams during extrusion

“…Starch has been regarded as one of most promising raw materials to produce biodegradable thermoplastics. [1][2][3][4][5][6] Starch-based foam is a lightweight biodegradable thermoplastic material, which can be used in packaging. 7,8 Extrusion is able to produce starch-based foam continuously.…”

Study of defectoscopy of partially biodegradable LDPE films

“…Some researches [5][6][7][8][9] were focused on analysing the thermal, mechanical and biodegradation performance of LDPE films with different type and content of biodegradable material. But these works did not analyse the performance of these new developed polymeric materials during printing or packaging processes.…”