Effect of CaCO3 on Thermal and Crystalline Morphology Properties of Biodegradable PHBV

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Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)/CaCO3 blends were prepared by solution blend method. The effect of CaCO3 on the thermal and crystalline morphology properties was studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetry (TG) and polarizing optical microscopy (POM) analyses. DSC showed the CaCO3 affected the crystallization behavior of PHBV as heterogeneous nucleation agent. TG results indicated better processability of the blends with 3wt% CaCO3 than that of pure PHBV. Integrated Maltese crossed spherulitic morphologies were revealed for both pure PHBV and PHBV/CaCO3 blend. While small-sized PHBV spherulites were formed when CaCO3 added to PHBV.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 781-784)

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542-545

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September 2013

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