Sericin as compatibilizer in starch/ polyester blown films

Abstract This study investigated the effects of low concentrations of sericin (≤ 1.5 wt%) in starch- poly(butylene-adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) films. The films were produced by blown extrusion and mechanical, barrier and structural properties were determined. Films containing 1.0 and 1.5 wt% s...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Salomão Garcia, Franciele Rezende Barbosa Turbiani, Alessandra Machado Baron, Guilherme Luiz Brizola, Mariane Alves Tavares, Fabio Yamashita, Daniel Eiras, Maria Victória Eiras Grossmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Polímeros 2018-11-01
Series:Polímeros
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-14282018005006106&lng=en&tlng=en