Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 2017, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (8): 885-890.DOI: 10.11944/j.issn.1000-0518.2017.08.170128

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Poly(propylene carbonate)/Starch Blends Prepared by Water-assisted Processing

BIAN Junjiaab,XU Mingzhiab,HAN Changyua,WU Dandana,HAN Lijinga,DONG Lisonga*()   

  1. aKey Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials,Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Changchun 130022,China
    bUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100039,China
  • Received:2017-04-24 Accepted:2017-06-06 Published:2017-07-25 Online:2017-07-26
  • Contact: DONG Lisong
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51503204), Changchun Science and Technology Bureau Planning Program(No.16CX13), the Fund of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Changchun Branch)(No.2015SYHZ0014)

Abstract:

Poly(propylene carbonate)(PPC)/starch blends with different blend morphologies were prepared by normal melt blending and water-assisted processing method. The effect of blend morphology on glass transition temperature(Tg), rheological and mechanical properties of PPC/starch blends was studied in details. The obtained results show that the starch remains its original granule structure when a normal melt blending is used. Interestingly, fine dispersed starch fibers are formed during extrusion of PPC/starch blends with the assistance of water. The formation of starch fibers in PPC matrix will increase the contact area between them leading to an enhanced interfacial interaction. Therefore, Tg, storage modulus and complex viscosity increase apparently. Additionally, when mass fraction of starch is 30%, there is a 67.7% increase in tensile modulus of PPC/starch blend.

Key words: poly(propylene carbonate), starch, blends, water-assisted processing