Biodegradable blends of starch/polyvinyl alcohol/glycerol: multivariate analysis of the mechanical properties

AUTOR(ES)

Zanela, Juliano, Casagrande, Maira, Shirai, Marianne Ayumi, Lima, Vanderlei Aparecido de, Yamashita, Fabio

FONTE

Polímeros

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

04/08/2016

RESUMO

Abstract The aim of the work was to study the mechanical properties of extruded starch/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/glycerol biodegradable blends using multivariate analysis. The blends were produced as cylindrical strands by extrusion using PVAs with different hydrolysis degrees and viscosities, at two extrusion temperature profiles (90/170/170/170/170 °C and 90/170/200/200/200 °C) and three conditioning relative humidities of the samples (33, 53, and 75%). The mechanical properties showed a great variability according to PVA type, as well as the extrusion temperature profile and the conditioning relative humidity; the tensile strength ranged from 0.42 to 5.40 MPa, elongation at break ranged from 10 to 404% and Young’s modulus ranged from 0.93 to 13.81 MPa. The multivariate analysis was a useful methodology to study the mechanical properties behavior of starch/PVA/glycerol blends, and it can be used as an exploratory technique to select of the more suitable PVA type and extrusion temperature to produce biodegradable materials.

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