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Type: 
Journal
Description: 
Biobased composites with peculiar properties offer an attractive route for producing environmentally friendly materials. The reinforcement for poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT), based on zein-titanium dioxide (TiO2) complex (ZTC) microparticles, is presented and used to produce composite filaments, successfully 3-dimensionally (3D) printed by fused deposition modeling (FDM). The outcome of ZTC addition, ranging from 5 to 40 wt %, on the thermo-mechanical properties of composite materials was analyzed. Results reveal that storage modulus increased with increasing the ZTC content, leading to a slight increase in the glass transition temperature. The creep compliance varies with the ZTC concentration, denoting a better resistance to deformation under constant stress conditions for composites with higher complex content. Scanning electron microscopy was used to assess the quality of interphase …
Publisher: 
American Chemical Society
Publication date: 
22 Jun 2022
Authors: 

Corrado Sciancalepore, Elena Togliatti, Marina Marozzi, Federica Maria Angela Rizzi, Diego Pugliese, Antonella Cavazza, Olimpia Pitirollo, Maria Grimaldi, Daniel Milanese

Biblio References: 
Volume: 5 Issue: 7 Pages: 3219-3229
Origin: 
ACS Applied Bio Materials