Enhancement of melt elasticity for poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) by addition of weak gel
Enhancement of melt elasticity for poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) by addition of weak gel
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DOI:
10.1002/app.26631
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发表时间:
2008-01-15
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3
通讯作者:
Yamaguchi, Masayuki
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作者:
Arakawa, Keiichi;Yokohara, Tadashi;Yamaguchi, Masayuki
Rheological properties in a molten state are studied extensively for poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3hydroxyvalerate), PHB-HV, with a small amount of crosslinked poly(epichlorohydrin), PECH, having low density of crosslink points. It is found that adding 2 wt % of xPECH greatly enhances the melt elasticity of PHB-HV, one of the serious defects of microbial PHB, whereas it has no effect on the shear viscosity. As a result, viscoelastic nature, and thus processability, of PHB-HV can be controlled by blending the crosslinked PECH. (C) 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.