Eco-Composites from Silkworm Meal and Polycaprolactone: Effect of Formulation and Processing Conditions.

ABSTRACT: The production of green plastic materials from defatted silkworm meal (SW) through a scalable technique (e.g., injection moulding) would permit the revalorization of a by-product of the textile industry. The textile by-product contains an estimable protein content (~50%) which can justify its applicability in the field of eco-materials. Thus, SW-based materials have been processed and characterized, sometimes requiring the addition of another biodegradable polymer, such as polycaprolactone (PCL), in the formulation. Thermomechanical, tensile and water uptake properties have been assessed at different PCL contents (from 0 to 20%). The viscoelasticity of the plastic composites when heated was greatly affected by the melting point of PCL, which also led generally to an increase in their exten

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Castejon ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9229233 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature