Study of the Degradation of a TPS/PCL/Fique Biocomposite Material in Soil, Compost, and Water.

ABSTRACT: The degradability of the biocomposite produced from a binary mixture of thermoplastic banana starch (TPS) and polycaprolactone (PCL) reinforced with fique fibers (Fs) was evaluated in three different environments (soil, compost, water). An experimental design with two factors (soil and compost) and three levels (5, 10, and 20 cm) was used, with additional tests for a third aqueous environment (water from the lake of the Universidad del Valle) at a depth of 20 cm. The biocomposite was prepared from the implementation of a twin-screw extrusion process of the binary mixture TPS/PCL and fique fibers (54, 36, and 10% composition, respectively), followed by hot compression molding, and after that, generating ASTM D638 type V specimens using a stainless-steel die. The specimens were dried and bur

SUBMITTER: Mosquera Rodriguez FS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10575001 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature