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ArticlePolymers2021

Recyclability Analysis of Starch Thermoplastic/Almond Shell Biocomposite.

Ana Ibáñez-García, Asunción Martínez-García, Santiago Ferrándiz-Bou

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Article in Polymers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 authors.

Ana Ibáñez-GarcíaAIJU, Technological Institute for Children's Products & Leisure, 03440 Ibi, Alicante, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7160-4202
Asunción Martínez-GarcíaAIJU, Technological Institute for Children's Products & Leisure, 03440 Ibi, Alicante, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6059-2624
Santiago Ferrándiz-BouTechnological Institute of Materials (ITM), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Plaza Ferrándiz y Carbonell 1, 03801 Alcoy, Alicante, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7137-9298

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Generalitat Valenciana
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article is focused on studying the effect of the reprocessing cycles on the mechanical, thermal, and aesthetic properties of a biocomposite. This process is based on starch thermoplastic polymer (TPS) filled with 20 wt% almond shell powder (ASP) and epoxidized linseed oil (ELO) as a compatibilizing additive. To do so, the biocomposite was prepared in a twin-screw extruder, molded by injection, and characterized in terms of its mechanical, thermal, and visual properties (according to CieLab) and the melt flow index (MFI). The analyses carried out were tensile, flexural, Charpy impact tests, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The effects of the reprocessing were also studied for the biodegradable unfilled TPS polymer. The results showed that TPS and TPS/ASP biocomposite suffer changes progressively on the properties studied after each reprocessing cycle. Furthermore, it was observed that the addition of ASP intensified these effects regarding TPS. However, in spite of the progressive degradation in both cases, it is technically feasible to reprocess the material at least three times without needing to incorporate virgin material.

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almond shellbiocompositebiodegradableinjection moldingnatural fillerrecyclingreprocessing cyclestarch thermoplastic polymer

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PMID33916363
PMCPMC8038610

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