Nashrieh Shimi va Mohandesi Shimi Iran

Nashrieh Shimi va Mohandesi Shimi Iran

The livability of Light Polyethylene, 1: Investigation of the Effect of Adding Starch, Oxo Material, and Polylactic Acid on Strength

Document Type : Research Article

Authors
Lotfollah Panahi 1
Mortaza Gholizadeh 2
Reza Hajimohammadi 1
1 department of chemical engineering, Ahar branch, Islamic Azad university, Ahar, Iran
2 Faculty of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering - University of Tabriz
Abstract
Nowadays, the use of polymers is enhancing day by day. Through to not biodegradability in nature, they accumulate and contaminate the environment. One of the recent methods to solve this issue is using biodegradable polymers. Low-density polyethylene was chosen as a symbol and its film was prepared by an extruder in the lab. Starch, Oxo material, polylactic acid, and their mixture were used as biodegradable material and their influence on the physical and mechanical properties of low-density polyethylene were studied. Results indicated that using starch resulted in a significant decrease of mechanical properties for the low-density polyethylene, while Oxo material and polylactic acid caused a low change in the mechanical properties.
Keywords
Low-density polyethylene
Biodegradable
Starch
Oxo
Polylactic acid
Strength

Subjects

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