Biodegradation in Soil of the PHB/Wood Flour (80/20) and PHB/Sisal Fiber (80/20) Tubes

Biodegradation in Soil of the PHB/Wood Flour (80/20) and PHB/Sisal Fiber (80/20) Tubes

This paper presents the results of a study that aimed to monitor and evaluate biodegradation in soil, by the mass loss and the mechanical properties of plastic tubes. For this work, there were extruded and injected plastic tubes made of biodegradable polymer poly(hydroxybutyrate) - (PHB) and composi...

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Published in:Materials research (São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil) Vol. 20; no. suppl 2; pp. 47 - 50
Main Authors: Casarin, Suzan Aline, Rodrigues, Cássia Priscila, Souza Júnior, Osvaldo Francisco de, Rosário, Francisco, Agnelli, José Augusto Marcondes
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Sao Carlos Universidade Federal do Sao Carlos, Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais 01-01-2017
ABM, ABC, ABPol
Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol)
Subjects:
Biodegradability
Biodegradable materials
Biodegradable polymers
Biodegradation
Biodegradation in soil
ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL
Extrusion
Flour
MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Mechanical properties
METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
Poly(hydroxybutyrate) - PHB
Polyhydroxybutyrate
Sisal
Soil erosion
Soil mechanics
Soil water
Tubes
Vegetable fibers
Poly(hydroxybutyrate) - PHB
Tubes
Vegetable fibers
Biodegradation in soil
Biodegradable polymers
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Summary:This paper presents the results of a study that aimed to monitor and evaluate biodegradation in soil, by the mass loss and the mechanical properties of plastic tubes. For this work, there were extruded and injected plastic tubes made of biodegradable polymer poly(hydroxybutyrate) - (PHB) and composite PHB/Wood Flour and PHB/Sisal Fiber, both with 20% fiber. There were used three biodegradation test devices for 30, 60 and 90 days. At the end of each test, the biodegraded samples were taken from soil, washed thoroughly with water, dried and weighed to evaluate the mass loss. Mechanical properties were evaluated using flexural tests before and after biodegradation in soil. Based on the results, it was observed that all the studied tubes lost mass over the biodegradation test, and the tubes of biodegradable composites lost more weight than pure PHB.
ISSN:1516-1439
1980-5373
1980-5373
DOI:10.1590/1980-5373-mr-2016-0904