Levulinic acid-based bioplasticizers: a facile approach to enhance the thermal and mechanical properties of polyhydroxyalkanoates
Alessandro Sinisi, Micaela Degli Esposti, Simona Braccini, Emo Chiellini, Susana Guzmán‐Puyol, José A. Heredia‐Guerrero, Davide Morselli, Paola Fabbri
Abstract
PHB has been engineered by incorporating different levulinic acid-based bioplasticizers, which enhance flexibility and thermal processability of the neat biopolymer, while retaining excellent biocompatibility and biodegradability.
Topics & Concepts
PolyhydroxyalkanoatesLevulinic acidBiopolymerBiocompatibilityBiodegradationFlexibility (engineering)Materials scienceChemical engineeringChemistryOrganic chemistryComposite materialPolymerCatalysisBacteriaEngineeringMathematicsGeneticsBiologyStatisticsbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesPolymer Science and PVCPolymer crystallization and properties