@inproceedings{0b89a47b75dd49ef8d40ac555afcbc84,
title = "Effect of environmental exposure on materials based on blends of plasticized starch and polypropylene",
abstract = "Due to the recent demand for environmentally friendly polymers and the duty to take advantage of renewable natural resources when possible, biopolymers have become an important alternative to synthetic polymers. Starch when using glycerol as a plasticizer has proven to be a processable {"}green{"} polymer additive when compounded with maleated polypropylene. In this study, material was characterized based on its ability to perform over five months of exposure to natural conditions. The effects on modulus and elongation with the addition of plasticized starch, in a polypropylene matrix, were evaluated and are presented.",
author = "Forbes, {Michael J.} and Goetz, {James T.} and Young, {Brian A.} and Sachin Velankar and Candice Deleo",
year = "2009",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781615673278",
series = "Annual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings",
pages = "1626--1630",
booktitle = "67th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2009, ANTEC 2009",
note = "67th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2009, ANTEC 2009 ; Conference date: 22-06-2009 Through 24-06-2009",
}
