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Thermal Degradation and Kinetics of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)/Organoclay Nanocomposites

  1. Matko Erceg*,
  2. Tonka Kovačić,
  3. Ivka Klarić

Article first published online: 11 JUL 2008

DOI: 10.1002/masy.200850710

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Macromolecular Symposia

Macromolecular Symposia

Special Issue: Nanostructured Polymers and Polymer Nanocomposites

Volume 267, Issue 1, pages 57–62, June 2008

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Erceg, M., Kovačić, T. and Klarić, I. (2008), Thermal Degradation and Kinetics of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)/Organoclay Nanocomposites. Macromol. Symp., 267: 57–62. doi: 10.1002/masy.200850710

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  1. Department of Organic Technology, Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, Teslina 10/V, 21 000 Split, Croatia

*Department of Organic Technology, Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, Teslina 10/V, 21 000 Split, Croatia.

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  1. Issue published online: 11 JUL 2008
  2. Article first published online: 11 JUL 2008

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Keywords:

  • kinetics;
  • nanocomposites;
  • non-isothermal thermogravimetry (TG);
  • poly(3-hydroxybutyrate);
  • thermal properties

Abstract

Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)/Cloisite30B (PHB/30B) nanocomposites were prepared by solution-intercalation method. The influence of 30B content on the thermal stability of PHB was investigated. With the addition of 3 wt. % of 30B the highest thermal stability of PHB was achieved. The kinetic analysis of the non-isothermal degradation was performed using the isoconversional Friedman method and invariant kinetic parameters method.

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