Functional Renewable Plastics: Developing Novel Polysaccharide, Protein and Natural Polyester Based Polymer Nanocomposites

功能性可再生塑料：开发新型多糖、蛋白质和天然聚酯基聚合物纳米复合材料

• 批准号: LX0776106
• 负责人: Prof Peter Halley
• 金额: $ 2.16万
• 依托单位: The University of Queensland
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage - International
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2007-01-01 至 2012-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LX0776106
• 关键词: Functional; Renewable; Plastics; Developing; Novel

Biopolymer based plastics (eg starch and proteins from plants; polylactic acid from wastes) are made from renewable sources and are readily biodegradable, making them good substitutes for synthetic plastics for uses like packaging and agricultural film. Some biopolymer plastics properties (eg water migration barrier, strength) are not as high as synthetic plastics. Creating nano-biocomposites (biopolymer plastics mixed with low levels of nano particles) will improve the properties of biopolymer plastics, giving novel materials that can be substituted for synthetic plastics in a wider range of applications. These products will reduce our environmental impact, and also create economic benefits from novel, high-value nano-biocomposites.

基于生物聚合物的塑料（例如来自植物的淀粉和蛋白质;来自废物的聚乳酸）由可再生资源制成，易于生物降解，使其成为合成塑料的良好替代品，用于包装和农用薄膜等用途。 一些生物聚合物塑料的性能（如水迁移屏障，强度）不如合成塑料高。创建纳米生物复合材料（生物聚合物塑料与低水平的纳米颗粒混合）将改善生物聚合物塑料的性能，提供可以在更广泛的应用中替代合成塑料的新材料。 这些产品将减少我们对环境的影响，并从新型高价值纳米生物复合材料中创造经济效益。