Reactions of Palm Oil-Based mcl-PHAs with Epoxidized Natural Rubber

Authors

• S.Y. Lee
• A. Hassan
• I.K.P. TanFollow
• K. Terakawa
• N. Ichikawa
• S.N. Gan

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2010

Abstract

A palm oil-based medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoate (mcl-PHA) was allowed to react with epoxidized natural rubber (ENR). There was no noticeable reaction at ambient temperature for short reaction times. However, after 30 min at 170 degrees C, the mcl-PHA underwent thermal degradation to generate carboxylic terminal groups that attacked the epoxy groups of the ENR. Evidence of the ring-opening reaction was provided by both FTIR and (1)H-NMR. (C) 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 115: 2039-2043, 2010

Keywords

biopolymer blending degradation ftir nmr bacterial poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates) degradation acids

Publication Title

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

ISSN

0021-8995

Recommended Citation

Lee, S.Y.; Hassan, A.; Tan, I.K.P.; Terakawa, K.; Ichikawa, N.; and Gan, S.N., "Reactions of Palm Oil-Based mcl-PHAs with Epoxidized Natural Rubber" (2010). Research Publications (2006 to 2010). 3970.
https://knova.um.edu.my/research_publications_2006_2010/3970

Divisions

InstituteofBiologicalSciences

Volume

115

Issue

4

Publisher

Wiley