TY - JOUR
T1 - Miscibility, crystallization kinetics, and mechanical properties of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)(PHBV)/poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4- hydroxybutyrate)(P3/4HB) blends
AU - Wang, Xiaojuan
AU - Chen, Zhifei
AU - Chen, Xianyu
AU - Pan, Jueyu
AU - Xu, Kaitian
PY - 2010/7/15
Y1 - 2010/7/15
N2 - Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalera-te)(PHBV)/poly(3-hydroxybutyrate- co-4-hydroxybutyrate) (P3/4HB) blend films were prepared by solvent-cast method. The nonisothermal crystallization results showed that PHBV and P3/4HB are miscible due to a single glass transition temperature (Tg), which is dependent on blend composition. The isothermal crystallization results demonstrate that the crystallization rate of PHBV becomes slower after adding amorphous P3/4HB with 19.2 mol% 4HB, which could be proved through depression of equilibrium melt point (Tm0) from 183.7°C to 177.6°C. For pure PHBV and PHBV/P3/4HB (80/20) blend, the maximum crystalli-zation rate appeared at 88°C and 84°C, respectively. FTIR analysis showed that PHBV/P3/4HB blend films would maintain the helical structure, similar to pure PHBV. Meanwhile, with increasing P3/4HB content, the inter- and intra-interactions of PHBV and P3/4HB decrease gradually. Besides, a lower elastic modulus and a higher elongation at break were obtained, which show that the addition of P3/ 4HB would make the brittle PHBV to ductile materials.
AB - Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalera-te)(PHBV)/poly(3-hydroxybutyrate- co-4-hydroxybutyrate) (P3/4HB) blend films were prepared by solvent-cast method. The nonisothermal crystallization results showed that PHBV and P3/4HB are miscible due to a single glass transition temperature (Tg), which is dependent on blend composition. The isothermal crystallization results demonstrate that the crystallization rate of PHBV becomes slower after adding amorphous P3/4HB with 19.2 mol% 4HB, which could be proved through depression of equilibrium melt point (Tm0) from 183.7°C to 177.6°C. For pure PHBV and PHBV/P3/4HB (80/20) blend, the maximum crystalli-zation rate appeared at 88°C and 84°C, respectively. FTIR analysis showed that PHBV/P3/4HB blend films would maintain the helical structure, similar to pure PHBV. Meanwhile, with increasing P3/4HB content, the inter- and intra-interactions of PHBV and P3/4HB decrease gradually. Besides, a lower elastic modulus and a higher elongation at break were obtained, which show that the addition of P3/ 4HB would make the brittle PHBV to ductile materials.
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U2 - 10.1002/app.31215
DO - 10.1002/app.31215
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77951235874
SN - 0021-8995
VL - 117
SP - 838
EP - 848
JO - Journal of Applied Polymer Science
JF - Journal of Applied Polymer Science
IS - 2
ER -