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POLYMERS
卷 11, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym11040669
关键词
biodegradable polyesters; polylactide (PLA); polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA); natural polyphenol; Cistus linnaeus (Cistus L; ); Juglans regia Linnaeus (Juglans regia L; ); impregnation
资金
- National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) [LIDER/32/0139/L-7/15/NCBR/2016]
The publication describes a process combining the extraction of plant material and impregnation of biodegradable polymers (polylactide (PLA) and polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)). As raw plant materials for making extracts, Cistus and green walnut husk were selected due to their high content of active phytochemicals, including antioxidants. The extracts used to impregnate polymers contained valuable polyphenolic compounds, as confirmed by FTIR and UV-Vis spectroscopy. After impregnation, the polymer samples showed greater thermal stability, determined by the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) method. In addition, despite the presence of natural antibacterial and antifungal substances in the extracts, the polyester samples remained biodegradable. The manuscript also describes the effect of UV aging on the change of surface free energy and the color of polymers. UV aging has been selected for testing due to the high susceptibility of plant compounds to this degrading factor. The combination of the extraction of plant material and polymer impregnation in one process proved to be an effective and functional method, as both the obtained plant extracts and impregnated polymers showed the expected properties.
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