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Revista mexicana de ingeniería química
versão impressa ISSN 1665-2738
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RAMIREZ-HERNANDEZ, A.; VALERA-ZARAGOZA, M.; APARICIO-SAGUILAN, A. e CONDE-ACEVEDO, J.C.. Thermal behavior of banana starch films with degraded polyethylene terephthalate. Rev. Mex. Ing. Quím [online]. 2015, vol.14, n.2, pp.513-521. ISSN 1665-2738.
The thermal behavior and structural of banana starch films with degraded PET is discussed (S/PETdeg). The PET degradation and the characteristics of A/PETdeg films were analyzed by Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and simultaneous thermal analysis (STA). Terephthalic acid, acid dimers and residual macromolecular chains were the degradation products of PET, which showed different thermal behavior. The thermal stability of the A/PETdeg composite films was lower than the individual components; this behavior was related to the breakdown of the starch amorphous domains (branching points of the amylopectine molecule) and due to the catalytic effect caused by the terephthalic acid during the thermal process. Additionally, the barrier to water absorption of the A/PETdeg films was increased depending on the content of PETdeg.
Palavras-chave : thermal behavior; polyethylene therephthalate; banana starch; blends.