STUDY OF THE ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION EFFECT ON SOME PROPERTIES OF AROMATIC ALIPHATIC COPOLYESTER FILMS / Estudo do efeito da radiação por feixe de elétrons nas propriedades de filmes de copoliester alifático aromático

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

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Biodegradable and green plastics are the new tendency in the world. The effect of the electron beam irradiation in aromatic aliphatic copolyester and the blend with corn starch films (Ecoflex® and Ecobras®) were studied by tensile strength at break, elongation at break, Scanning Electronic Microscopy (SEM), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), crosslinking degree and biodegradability. The measurements in both, the machine direction and the transverse direction were made for mechanical tests. It was found that, the electron irradiation caused an increase in the strength at break of the blend with corn starch film, when doses of up to 10kGy were applied. A significant decrease of the elongation at break of the blend with corn starch was observed at doses of 10kGy and 40kGy. It was not found important change in tensile properties for aromatic aliphatic copolyester. Structural changes of the samples (crosslinking or degradation) by SEM were not observed. The FT-IR identified the characteristic peaks of each involved functional group (copolyester and corn starch). However, it was not found bands of oxidation of the samples. In the DSC, changes in the melting temperature of the irradiated Ecoflex® and Ecobras® samples, was not identified when compared with the samples of reference. However, it was verified a reduction in the melting enthalpy of the Ecobras® samples after irradiation. The Ecobras® material presented crosslinking, when submitted to doses of 10kGy and 40kGy. The Ecoflex® material did not present crosslinking when submitted to these doses. The biodegradability of the materials was evaluated by two methods of test: soil simulated and enzymatic. In both methods, the irradiated samples presented faster biodegradation than the references not irradiated.

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biodegradação. copoliester aromático alifático copoliester aromático alifático radiação por feixe de elétrons radiação por feixe de elétrons biodegradação.

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