Avaliação da biodegradabilidade de misturas poliméricas de policarbonato/poli(-caprolactona) em solo simulado

• Autor(a) principal: Jesus, Felicia Miranda de
• Data de Publicação: 2007
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UERJ
• Texto Completo: http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/15685
• topic: polymer blends; poly(-caprolactone); policarbonate; biodegradable polymers; simulation soil; misturas poliméricas; poli(-caprolactona); policarbonato; polímeros biodegradáveis; solo simulado; CNPQ::CIENCIAS EXATAS E DA TERRA::QUIMICA

In this study samples of polycarbonate (PC) and poly(- caprolactone (PCL) blends were evaluated in different concentrations after being buried under simulation soil condition, for periods varying from one to twelve weeks, following ASTM G 160 03 methodology. The samples, after being buried, were removed from the soil and analyzed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), termogravimetric analysis (TGA), optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). It was observed by morphological evaluation that pure PCL and PC/PCL (60/40) blend have suffered degradation. Blends with lower content of PCL did not shown significant degradation during the period of time suggested at the ASTM methodology. After 12 weeks in contact with soil, pure PCL and PC/PCL blend with 40% of PCL, had a decrease in crystalinity content. The variations in the samples due to biodegradability have not been enough to cause loss of thermal resistance in any of the tested samples. It was verified that to evaluate biodegradability of blends containing biodegradable polymer PCL, it is necessary an adaptation of the ASTM methodology, increasing the time of samples burial