Biodegradable aliphatic copolyesters containing PEG-like sequences for sustainable food packaging applications
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2014
abstract:
A series of novel random copolymers of poly(butylene 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylate) (PBCE) containing triethylene glycol sub-unit (P(BCEmTECEn)) were synthesized and characterized in terms of molecular and solid-state properties, among these barrier properties to different gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide). In addition, biodegradability studies both in soil and in compost and ecotoxicological analysis, by means of the Lepidium sativum test, have been conducted.
Iris type:
01.01 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Poly(butylene 1; 4-cyclohexanedicarboxylate); Triethylene glycol; Random copolymers; Solid-state properties; Polymer gas permeability
List of contributors:
Gazzano, Massimo; Zamboni, Roberto
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