Preparation and Properties of Biodegradable Thermoplastic Starch/Clay Hybrids

Park, Hwan‐Man; Li, Xiucuo; Jin, Chang-Zhu; Park, Chan-Young; Cho, Won‐Jei; Ha, Chang‐Sik

doi:10.1002/1439-2054(20020801)287:8<553::aid-mame553>3.0.co;2-3

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Preparation and Properties of Biodegradable Thermoplastic Starch/Clay Hybrids

Published in Macromolecular Materials and Engineering • Aug 1, 2002

Authors:

Hwan‐Man Park

Xiucuo Li

Chang-Zhu Jin

Abstract

Biodegradable thermoplastic starch (TPS)/clay hybrids were prepared by melt intercalation. Three organically modified montmorillonite (MMT) with different ammonium cations and one unmodified Na+ MMT (Cloisite Na+) were used. Cloisite Na+ showed the best dispersion in the TPS matrix. It was observed ...

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Materials science

Organoclay

Montmorillonite

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