Foto e biodegradação de PEBD, PHB e suas blendas
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2011-04-18
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Lopes, Viviane Cristina Padilha [UNESP]
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
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Recentemente o mundo começou a se preocupar com o consumo exacerbado de embalagens e a sua rápida descartabilidade. Por conseguinte, alternativas de amenização deste problema têm sido propostas tais como a utilização de plásticos biodegradáveis, o uso de blendas poliméricas e o emprego de aditivos que facilitem a biodegradação. Sendo assim, este trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar os diferentes tratamentos: foto, bio e foto/biotratamento, aplicados na degradação de filmes finos de PEBD, PHB e de suas blendas, empregando o fungo P. chrysosporium CCB 478 no processo biodegradativo. As blendas de PEBD/PHB foram preparadas nas composições de 90:10, 80:20 e 70:30 (m/m) juntamente com os filmes de homopolímeros pelo processo de prensagem sob aquecimento. As amostras foram submetidas à radiação UV e em seguida foram aplicados os testes de biodegradação em meio mineral líquido com o fungo P. chrysosporium CCB 478 pelo período de 120 dias. Análises de perda de massa, ângulo de contato, FTIR, análises visuais, microscopia óptica, MEV, foram técnicas utilizadas para avaliar a biodegradação. O fototratamento realizado com todas as amostras dos filmes foi relevante para o processo de adesão e colonização da superfície dos filmes. As blendas de composição 70/30 e 80/20 apresentaram alterações morfológicas e estruturais mais significativas, por MEV e FTIR, além de apresentaram melhores resultados de biodegradação, após a fotoirradiação.
Recently the world began to worry about the high consumption and rapid disposability of packaging. Therefore, alternatives to improve this problem have been proposed such as use of biodegradable plastics, polymer blends and additivies which facilitates the biodegradation. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the results of different treatments: biotreatment, phototreatment, and photo/biotreatment, applied on the degradation of thin films of LDPE, PHB and its blends, using as fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium CCB 478 in biodegradation process. Blends of LDPE/PHB were prepared in the compositions of 90:10, 80:20 and 70:30 (m/m) along with homopolymers films by pressing process under heating. Samples were exposed to UV radiation and then were submitted to the biodegradation tests in liquid mineral medium with the P. chrysosporium CCB 478 fungus for 120 days. Analysis of weight loss, contact angle, FTIR, visual analysis, optical microscopy and SEM, were employed to estimate biodegradation. Phototreatment applied to all films was relevant to the adhesion process and colonization the surface films. The blends of composition 70/30 and 80/20 showed significant morphological and structural changes, verified by SEM and FTIR techniques, besides showed better results of biodegradation after photoirradiation.
Recently the world began to worry about the high consumption and rapid disposability of packaging. Therefore, alternatives to improve this problem have been proposed such as use of biodegradable plastics, polymer blends and additivies which facilitates the biodegradation. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the results of different treatments: biotreatment, phototreatment, and photo/biotreatment, applied on the degradation of thin films of LDPE, PHB and its blends, using as fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium CCB 478 in biodegradation process. Blends of LDPE/PHB were prepared in the compositions of 90:10, 80:20 and 70:30 (m/m) along with homopolymers films by pressing process under heating. Samples were exposed to UV radiation and then were submitted to the biodegradation tests in liquid mineral medium with the P. chrysosporium CCB 478 fungus for 120 days. Analysis of weight loss, contact angle, FTIR, visual analysis, optical microscopy and SEM, were employed to estimate biodegradation. Phototreatment applied to all films was relevant to the adhesion process and colonization the surface films. The blends of composition 70/30 and 80/20 showed significant morphological and structural changes, verified by SEM and FTIR techniques, besides showed better results of biodegradation after photoirradiation.
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Polimeros, Fotodegradação, MEV, FTIR, Blendas, Biodegradação, Polymers, Blends, Photodegradation, Biodegradation
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LOPES, Viviane Cristina Padilha. Foto e biodegradação de PEBD, PHB e suas blendas. 2011. 98 f. Dissertação - (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências de Rio Claro, 2011.