The Influence of Plasticizers and Accelerated Ageing on Biodegradation of PLA under Controlled Composting Conditions

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F46747885%3A24210%2F23%3A00010257" target="_blank" >RIV/46747885:24210/23:00010257 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15010140" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15010140</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym15010140" target="_blank" >10.3390/polym15010140</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The Influence of Plasticizers and Accelerated Ageing on Biodegradation of PLA under Controlled Composting Conditions

Original language description

The overall performance of plasticizers on common mechanical and physical properties, as well as on the processability of polylactic acid (PLA) films, is well-explored. However, the influence of plasticizers on biodegradation is still in its infancy. In this study, the influence of natural-based dicarboxylic acid-based ester plasticizers (MC2178 and MC2192), acetyl tributyl citrate (ATBC Citroflex A4), and polyethylene glycol (PEG 400) on the biodegradation of extruded PLA films was evaluated. Furthermore, the influence of accelerated ageing on the performance properties and biodegradation of films was further investigated. The biodegradation of films was determined under controlled thermophilic composting conditions (ISO 14855-1). Apart from respirometry, an evaluation of the degree of disintegration, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of film surfaces was conducted. The influence of melt-processing with plasticizers has a significant effect on structural changes. Especially, the degree of crystallinity has been found to be a major factor which affects the biodegradation rate. The lowest biodegradation rates have been evaluated for films plasticized with PEG 400. These lower molecular weight plasticizers enhanced the crystallinity degrees of the PLA phase due to an increase in chain mobility. On the contrary, the highest biodegradation rate was found for films plasticized with MC2192, which has a higher molecular weight and evoked minimal structural changes of the PLA. From the evaluated results, it could also be stated that migration of plasticizers, physical ageing, and chain scission of films prompted by ageing significantly influenced both the mechanical and thermal properties, as well as the biodegradation rate. Therefore, the ageing of parts has to be taken into consideration for the proper evolution of the biodegradation of plasticized PLA and their applications.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10404 - Polymer science

Project

<a href="/en/project/EF16_019%2F0000843" target="_blank" >EF16_019/0000843: Hybrid Materials for Hierarchical Structure</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Polymers

ISSN

2073-4360

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

15

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

31

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000909659100001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85146048750