The Soil Biodegradability of Structured Composites Based on Cellulose Cardboard and Blends of Polylactic Acid and Polyhydroxybutyrate

Radu, Elena; Panaitescu, Denis Mihaela; Nicolae, Cristian‐Andi; Gabor, Raluca Augusta; Rădiţoiu, Valentin; Stoian, Sergiu; Alexandrescu, Elvira; Fierăscu, Radu Claudiu; Chiulan, Ioana

doi:10.1007/s10924-020-02017-x

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“…Environmental issues related to plastic waste, along with the high cost of currently developed bioplastics, stimulated the research on green composites, aiming at fulfilling the demand for materials that possess high sustainability from an economic and ecological standpoint [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]. Green composites are typically obtained by combining biodegradable and/or bioderived polymer matrices (although traditional, non-biodegradable polymers may be used, but with obvious disadvantages in terms of environmental impact) with natural-organic fibers/particles, either as mere fillers or reinforcements.…”

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Green Composites Based on PLA and Agricultural or Marine Waste Prepared by FDM

Scaffaro

Gulino

et al. 2021

Polymers

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Three dimensional-printability of green composites is recently growing in importance and interest, especially in the view of feasibility to valorize agricultural and marine waste to attain green fillers capable of reducing bioplastic costs, without compromising their processability and performance from an environmental and mechanical standpoint. In this work, two lignocellulosic fillers, obtained from Opuntia ficus indica and Posidonia oceanica, were added to PLA and processed by FDM. Among the 3D printed biocomposites investigated, slight differences could be found in terms of PLA molecular weight and filler aspect ratio. It was shown that it is possible to replace up to 20% of bioplastic with low cost and ecofriendly natural fillers, without significantly modifying the processability and the mechanical performance of the neat matrix; at the same time, an increase of surface hydrophilicity was found, with possible positive influence on the biodegradability of such materials after disposal.

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Green Composites Based on PLA and Agricultural or Marine Waste Prepared by FDM

Scaffaro

Gulino

et al. 2021

Polymers

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“…Environmental friendly and biodegradable polylactic acid (PLA, Biopoly) was used as a substrate . The PLA substrate was sonicated in acetone and DI water, and then dried with nitrogen (N 2 ) flow.…”

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Food-Based Highly Sensitive Capacitive Humidity Sensors by Inkjet Printing for Human Body Monitoring

Shen

Hou

Hao

et al. 2021

ACS Appl. Electron. Mater.

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Electronic sensors for human body health and activity monitoring applications still face challenges, such as nonbiodegradability and high production costs. As a kind of electronic device with noncontact characteristics, humidity sensors are playing an increasingly important role in monitoring human health. In this work, the humidity sensors were prepared by depositing edible sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) ink on a biodegradable substrate polylactic acid (PLA) via an inkjet printing technology, which not only effectively reduces the risk of pollution to the human body but also greatly reduces the production costs. The humidity sensor based on CMC has ultrahigh sensitivity (56424%), short response time (0.5 s), good cyclic stability, and exhibits excellent performances in real-time monitoring applications for human breathing and noncontact fingertip movement. Therefore, our research will contribute to the large-scale preparation of high-performance, environmental friendly, and low-cost humidity sensors, and the development of monitoring technology in human health.

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“…1 PLA, a semi crystalline polyester with biodegradability, biocompatibility and nontoxicity, is synthesized through condensation polymerization of lactic acid. [32][33][34] Moreover, it can match conventional synthetic plastics in terms of some of its properties (e.g., strength, stiffness, and gas permeability). [35][36][37] At the same time, it is also an important reinforcement additive to improve the biocompatibility, biodegradability and mechanical properties of composites.…”

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“…PLA, a semi crystalline polyester with biodegradability, biocompatibility and nontoxicity, is synthesized through condensation polymerization of lactic acid 32–34 . Moreover, it can match conventional synthetic plastics in terms of some of its properties (e.g., strength, stiffness, and gas permeability) 35–37 .…”

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High performance polyvinyl alcohol/polylactic acid materials: Facile preparation and improved properties

Wang

Gong

Sun

et al. 2022

J of Applied Polymer Sci

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Developing eco-friendly products to replace fossil-based ones which are difficult to degrade and pollute survival environment, is of great significance for human health and environmental protection. Here, the preparation of green polyvinyl alcohol/polylactic acid (PVA/PLA) materials has been achieved for the first time using a simple and effective strategy. Interestingly, after the composite of PVA with PLA, PLA can remarkedly enhance tensile strength, elongation at break, biocompatibility and thermostability of the PVA/PLA material. Moreover, the material is biodegradable in natural environment. At the same time, scanning electron micrograph (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and infrared spectra (IR) techniques are employed to systematically study the effects of PVA/PLA mass ratio on the morphology, crystallinity and chemical structure of the PVA/PLA material and possible interaction between PVA and PLA. It is expected that this study can provide a new insight into the fabrication of green PVA-based products with high performance and practical application.

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The Soil Biodegradability of Structured Composites Based on Cellulose Cardboard and Blends of Polylactic Acid and Polyhydroxybutyrate

Cited by 26 publications

References 52 publications

Green Composites Based on PLA and Agricultural or Marine Waste Prepared by FDM

Green Composites Based on PLA and Agricultural or Marine Waste Prepared by FDM

Food-Based Highly Sensitive Capacitive Humidity Sensors by Inkjet Printing for Human Body Monitoring

High performance polyvinyl alcohol/polylactic acid materials: Facile preparation and improved properties

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