Preparation and Characterization of Calcium Carbonate Reinforced Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) Biocomposites
CURRENT NANOSCIENCE, vol.17, no.2, pp.266-278, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 17 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2021
- Doi Number: 10.2174/1573413716999200723120228
- Journal Name: CURRENT NANOSCIENCE
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, Compendex, EMBASE
- Page Numbers: pp.266-278
- Keywords: Green polymer, biocomposite, PHBV, calcium carbonate, thermal and barrier properties, DSC and XRD analysis
- Yıldız Technical University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background: The objective of this work was to develop biopolymer/calcium carbonate biocomposites with enhanced properties, relative to the neat polymer, by using low-cost filler calcium carbonate (CaCO3). To this end, we selected as matrices Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate, PHBV), which has attracted the most considerable interest among the biopolymers in industry.