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Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate)/Organomodified Montmorillonite Nanocomposites for Potential Food Packaging Applications
Authors:Jens Vandewijngaarden  Ruben Wauters  Marius Murariu  Philippe Dubois  Robert Carleer  Jan Yperman  Jan D’Haen  Bart Ruttens  Sonja Schreurs  Nadia Lepot  Roos Peeters  Mieke Buntinx
Institution:1.Research Group of Applied and Analytical Chemistry,Hasselt University,Diepenbeek,Belgium;2.Research Group Packaging Center, IMO-IMOMEC,Hasselt University,Diepenbeek,Belgium;3.Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials, Center of Innovation and Research in Materials and Polymers (CIRMAP),University of Mons and Materia Nova Research Centre,Mons,Belgium;4.NuTeC, CMK,Hasselt University,Diepenbeek,Belgium;5.Institute for Materials Research (IMO),Hasselt University,Diepenbeek,Belgium;6.IMOMEC,IMEC vzw,Diepenbeek,Belgium
Abstract:Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) (PHBHHx) is a versatile, biobased and biodegradable copolymer from the family of polyhydroxyalkanoates. This study aims to further ameliorate its properties in order to enhance its applicability for food packaging purposes through preparation of organomodified montmorillonite clay (OMMT) nanocomposites. Nanocomposites based on pure PHBHHx as well as commercial PHBHHx granulate, after a previous dry-mixing with OMMT in concentrations of 1, 3, 5 and 10 wt%, were prepared using melt blending and compression molding. Investigation of the samples showed well dispersed nanofiller and highly intercalated nanocomposites, resulting in a continuous decrease in gas permeability, lowering O2, CO2 and water vapor permeability with about 5–7 % and approximately 40 % at OMMT concentration of 1 and 10 wt%, respectively. Besides gas permeability, other properties were affected as well. Thermal stability of the samples increased gradually up to 5 wt% nanofiller, but was reduced at 10 wt%. In order to investigate the effects of OMMT and molecular weights on PHBHHx crystallization, nanocomposites were also produced by solvent-casting and compared to those obtained by melt-blending. Crystallization was retarded, because of severe lowering of molecular weight due to processing-induced chain scission, catalyzed by OMMT moisture. However, this reduction was counteracted for a large part by using commercial PHBHHx granulate, which has shown better crystallization properties. The samples were rendered increasingly more brittle, displaying higher Young’s modulus and severely reduced elongation at break. From this study it appeared that, upon viewing all affected properties as a whole, the sample based on commercial PHBHHx and containing 3 wt% OMMT shows most promise for possible applications, however further research must be performed in order to exploit their fullest potential.
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