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Accelerated Weathering Testing (AWT) and Bacterial Biodegradation Effects on Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV)/Rapeseed Microfiber Biocomposites Properties.

Madara Žiganova, Remo Merijs-Meri, Jānis Zicāns, Agnese Ābele, Ivan Bochkov, Tatjana Ivanova

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Article in Polymers, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Madara ŽiganovaInstitute of Chemistry and Chemistry Technology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, Riga Technical University, 3 Paula Valdena Street, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia.ORCID 0000-0002-7742-9441
Remo Merijs-MeriInstitute of Chemistry and Chemistry Technology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, Riga Technical University, 3 Paula Valdena Street, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia.ORCID 0000-0003-4559-0254
Jānis ZicānsInstitute of Chemistry and Chemistry Technology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, Riga Technical University, 3 Paula Valdena Street, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia.
Agnese ĀbeleInstitute of Chemistry and Chemistry Technology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, Riga Technical University, 3 Paula Valdena Street, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia.ORCID 0000-0002-5296-8449
Ivan BochkovInstitute of Chemistry and Chemistry Technology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, Riga Technical University, 3 Paula Valdena Street, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia.
Tatjana IvanovaInstitute of Chemistry and Chemistry Technology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, Riga Technical University, 3 Paula Valdena Street, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia.
Riga Technical University · LV

Funding

Riga Technical University 8.2.2.0/20/I/008
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the context of sustainable materials, this study explores the effects of accelerated weathering testing and bacterial biodegradation on poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV)/rapeseed microfiber biocomposites. Accelerated weathering, simulating outdoor environmental conditions, and bacterial biodegradation, representing natural degradation processes in soil, were employed to investigate the changes in the mechanical, thermal and morphological properties of these materials during its post-production life cycle. Attention was paid to the assessment of the change of structural, mechanical and calorimetric properties of alkali and N-methylmorpholine N-oxide (NMMO)-treated rapeseed microfiber (RS)-reinforced plasticized PHBV composites before and after accelerated weathering. Results revealed that accelerated weathering led to an increase in stiffness, but a reduction in tensile strength and elongation at break, of the investigated PHBV biocomposites. Additionally, during accelerated weathering, the crystallinity of PHBV biocomposites increased, especially in the presence of RS, due to both the hydrolytic degradation of the polymer matrix and the nucleating effect of the filler. It has been observed that an increase in PHBV crystallinity, determined by DSC measurements, correlates with the intensity ratio I

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accelerated weatheringalkali treatmentbiocompositebiodegradationN-methylmorpholine N-oxide treatmentpoly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)rapeseed microfibers

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PMID38475304
PMCPMC10934408
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