The biodegradability of low density polyethylene (LDPE)/starch and LDPE/ starch/starch acetate (STAc) blends was tested and observed to be dependent on STAc content. The binary and ternary blends containing up to a maximum concentration of 30% starch were examined for their thermal, mechanical, and
Gelatinized starch/biodegradable polyester blends: Processing, morphology, and properties
β Scribed by Katherine Dean; Long Yu; Stuart Bateman; Dong Yang Wu
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 628 KB
- Volume
- 103
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-8995
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