Biodegradation by Composting of Surface Modified Starch and PVA Blended Films |
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Authors: | Ranjith Jayasekara Ian Harding Ian Bowater Gregor B. Y. Christie Greg T. Lonergan |
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Affiliation: | (1) Centre for Applied Colloid and BioColloid Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, 3122, Australia |
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Abstract: | Several starch/PVA/glycerol polymer blends were prepared by a solution casting technique and examined for biodegradation by composting over 45 days. Within this time frame, the starch and glycerol components were fully degraded, leaving the PVA component essentially intact. The lowest PVA content film (20%) was selected as a polymer with enough PVA to impart important physical characteristics, but also enough starch to be considered biodegradable. The film characteristics were further improved by surface modification with chitosan. This modification did not interfere with the biodegradation of the starch component. Furthermore, there was slight evidence that PVA biodegradation had been initiated in composted, surface modified starch/PVA blends. |
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Keywords: | Biodegradable polymer chitosan composting hydrophobicity PVA solution casting starch surface modification |
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