Thermal Stability of Polycaprolactone Grafted Densely with Maleic Anhydride Analysed Using the Coats-Redfern Equation.

ABSTRACT: The plastic waste problem has recently attracted unprecedented attention globally. To reduce the adverse eff ects on environments, biodegradable polymers have been studied to solve the problems. Poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) is one of the common biodegradable plastics used on its own or blended with natural polymers because of its excellent properties after blending. However, PCL and natural polymers are difficult to blend due to the polymers' properties. Grafted polymerization of maleic anhydride and dibenzoyl peroxide (DBPO) with PCL is one of the improvements used for blending immiscible polymers. In this study, we first focused on the effects of three factors (stirring time, maleic anhydride (MA) amount and benzoyl peroxide amount) on the grafting ratio with a maximum value of 4.16% when

SUBMITTER: Thangunpai K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9571202 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature