期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
卷 187, 期 -, 页码 732-741出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.07.196
关键词
Enzymatic; Hydrolytic; PLA blend
资金
- Hubert Curien Partnership France-Malaysia Hibiscus
- Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia [MYPAIR/1/2020/TK05/UKM//1]
Research on improving the brittleness of PLA while considering its degradation properties in the environment reveals the crucial role of water absorption in determining biodegradation rates.
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA), a bio-based polyester, has been extensively investigated in the recent past owing to its excellent mechanical properties. Several studies have been conducted on PLA blends, with a focus on improving the brittleness of PLA to ensure its suitability for various applications. However, the increasing use of PLA has increased the contamination of PLA-based products in the environment because PLA remains intact even after three years at sea or in soil. This review focuses on analyzing studies that have worked on improving the degradation properties of PLA blends and studies how other additives affect degradation by considering different degradation media. Factors affecting the degradation properties, such as surface morphology, water uptake, and crystallinity of PLA blends, are highlighted. In natural, biotic, and abiotic media, water uptake plays a crucial role in determining biodegradation rates. Immiscible blends of PLA with other polymer matrices cause phase separation, increasing the water absorption. The susceptibility of PLA to hydrolytic and enzymatic degradation is high in the amorphous region because it can be easily penetrated by water. It is essential to study the morphology, water absorption, and structural properties of PLA blends to predict the biodegradation properties of PLA in the blends.
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