Bio-based blends of starch and poly(butylene succinate)with improved miscibility, mechanical properties, and reduced water absorption 

 -  Carbohydrate Polymers, 83(2), p.762-768, 2011 .
<br/><br/> Poly(butylene succinate)(PBS)was blended with thermoplastic starch (TPS)to improve the mechanical properties and reduce water absorption of the resulting starch-based plastics. In order to enhance the miscibility between TPS and PBS, reactive PBS (RPBS)with terminal NCO group was synthesized first and then blended with TPS. The mechanical properties of the TPS were greatly improved after blending with RPBS, the tensile strength was increased to 10 times more than TPS even only 10 wt 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>THERMOPLASTIC STARCH<br/>POLY(BUTYLENE SUCCINATE)<br/>WATER ABSORPTION