Glycerin (Gly), a common by-product in petrochemical industry, is used as hydrogen bond donor. Green organic choline chloride (ChCl) as hydrogen bond acceptor. Natural deep eutectic solvent (NDES) can be prepared with Gly and ChCl. Subsequently, a starch/NDES ionic gel is prepared by in situ free radical polymerization of acrylamide monomer in NDES with starch as the reinforcement. The effects of amylose content in starch and starch addition amount on mechanical properties of ionic gel are analyzed. The results show that starch could be partially dissolved and dispersed in NDES. Compared with the tensile strength of pure NDES gel (about 15 kPa), the tensile strength of starch/NDES ionic gel is increased by 6 times to 90 kPa. It shows good selfrecovery performance after 20 compression cycles. Starch/NDES ionic gel has good thermal stability and frost resistance. In addition, CS4 starch/NDES ionic gel has the highest conductivity. At the same time, starch/NDES ionic gel has been successfully applied to monitor grasping motion of hand, which has the potential of strain sensor. It provides a new green method for the design of electronic products such as electronic skin.

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Modifying biodegradable poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) plastic with inorganic fillers is critical for improving its overall performance, lowering the costs, and expanding its application scope. The chemical modification method for the inorganic filler determines the application performance of PBAT composites. In this work, gas—solid fluidization method was developed as a simple, efficient, and scalable strategy for chemically modifying CaCO3 filler. The modified CaCO3 filler was mixed with PBAT and melt extruded to prepare biodegradable PBAT/CaCO3 composites. The characterization results show that gas—solid fluidization method combines the traditional wet modification method’s excellent modification effect with the scalability of the traditional dry modification method. The effects of modification methods and amount of CaCO3 filling on the crystallinity, mechanical, and rheological properties of PBAT/CaCO3 composites were compared. The results demonstrated that PBAT/CaCO3 composites containing 30% gas—solid fluidization modified CaCO3 could still maintain excellent overall performance. As a result, this work provides a simple, efficient, and scalable method for chemically modifying inorganic fillers and preparing biodegradable composites.

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