Effects of the shapes and addition amounts of crosslinking reagents on the properties of poly‐3‐hydroxybutyrate/poly(caprolactone) blends

Abstract

The effects of the shapes and addition amount of crosslinking reagents on the expression mechanisms of polymer properties of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) and poly(caprolactone) (PCL) blends are investigated. A static tensile test is carried out on 60%PHB/40%PCL blends by adding liquid and solid crosslinking reagents, showing that the Young's modulus of the blends decrease with increasing effective peroxide value of the crosslinking reagent.