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.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | 67th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2009, ANTEC 2009 |
| Pages | 1626-1630 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| State | Published - 2009 |
| Event | 67th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2009, ANTEC 2009 - Chicago, IL, United States Duration: Jun 22 2009 → Jun 24 2009 |
Publication series
| Name | Annual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings |
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| Volume | 3 |
Other
| Other | 67th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2009, ANTEC 2009 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Chicago, IL |
| Period | 6/22/09 → 6/24/09 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Polymers and Plastics
- General Chemical Engineering
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