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In this paper the process of native starch preparing for modification by extrusion and manufacture of biocomposites is presented. The first aim of this study was to determine the mixing and granulating condition of native starch to obtain granulated native starch. For mixing and granulation of native starch Intensive Mixer manufactured by Maschinenfabrik Gustav Eirich was used. Mixing and granulation in a single process is a new method of preparation of powders for other processing. The main task of granulation is the elimination of dust emissions and the increase in density of powders. Granules are easy for dosage and more handy for transport and storage than powders, which is important from a technological point of view. The second aim of this study was to manufacture TPS/PE biocomposites. At first thermal modification of waxy maize starch was carried out with the use of a co-rotating twin screw extruder. During extrusion native starches have been deprived of their crystallinity and the obtained starch (TPS) has fully amorphous structure. XRD analysis revealed that semi crystalline phase of native starch after extrusion disappeared. During extrusion crystal structure of native starch is transformed into amorphous structure of thermoplastic starch (TPS), which was confirmed by XRD analysis. Reactive extrusion of obtained thermoplastic starch and high density polyethylene (HDPE) in the presence of polyethylene-grafted maleic anhydride (PE-g-MA) was done. To modify properties of TPS/PE blend polycaprolactone (PCL) was added in amount of 5 and 10 wt.%. The mass flow rate, static mechanical properties, thermal properties and morphology of obtained biocomposites were examined. The results show that the increased amount of TPS caused an increase in tensile strength and modulus of elasticity of prepared biocomposites. Addition of PCL to TPS/PE blends decreased tensile strength and modulus of elasticity. Moreover, higher amount of TPS and PCL in TPS/PE blends caused decrease of the elongation at break. On the other hand, using of PE-g-MA in TPS/PE blends cause increasing phase compatibility, which was confirmed by mechanical properties and morphology measurements. Biocomposites filled with higher TPS content (45 and 60 wt.%) possess lower resistance to hydrolytic degradation, which cause decrease of mechanical properties. It was found that higher amount of TPS in TPS/PE blends have small effect on mass flow rate and thermal properties estimated by differential scanning calorimetry (i.e. melting temperature, degree of crystallinity, melting enthalpy). This phenomenon have significant influence on processing of obtained biocomposites.
- 出版日期2015-1
