Title: A Review on Plasticizers and Eco-Friendly
A novel environmental soybean oil‐based plasticizer, epoxidized glycidyl ester of soybean oil fatty acids (EGESOFa), was synthesized and characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR),...
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Title: A Review on Plasticizers and Eco-Friendly
The demand for plasticizers is reported to be increasing and it is expected to scale approximately 9.75 mllion tonnes in 2024 [10]. The Zion report forecast the steady increase in demand from 2014 to 2025 estimating a 9,9605 kilotonnes of plasticizer volume by 2025 as shown in figure 2.
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Eco friendly plasticizers are derived mainly from biomass sources including agricultural products, its by-products and waste. Regardless of the biomass source, ideal eco-friendly plasticizers are expected to be non-toxic, highly resistant to leaching, miscible, effective, and relatively low in cost. Eco friendly plasticizers such as epoxidized
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Eco-Friendly Plasticizers PEP Report 62B Published December 2014 Plasticizers are organic esters, which is compounded into polymers to facilitate processing, and to improve flexibility and toughness of the final products through internal modification of the polymer morphology.
- Are there alternative plasticizers?
- There are a considerable number of alternative plasticizers in employment, without any toxicological data available (dibutyl adipate, diethylene glycol dibenzoate, and bis-2-ethylhexyl sebacate, to name a few).
- Which plasticizer is best for food contact?
- (31−36)Among them, citrate ester-based plasticizers are widely used because of their good miscibility with the PLA and their biocompatibility, ideal for food contact applications. (32,34,37)Specifically, to improve the mechanical properties of the PLA, TEC, a nontoxic, eco-friendly, and natural plasticizer, has been widely used. (37−42)
- Which plasticizers can be used in food packaging?
- (10,30)Additionally, to form highly flexible materials with ideal properties for food packaging, PLA and PLA blends have been combined with numerous plasticizers such as poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), polyethylene glycol (PEG), triethyl citrate (TEC), tributyl citrate (TBC), acetyl-tributyl citrate (TBAC), or epoxidized vegetable oils.
- Which plasticizer is used to improve the mechanical properties of PLA?
- (32,34,37)Specifically, to improve the mechanical properties of the PLA, TEC, a nontoxic, eco-friendly, and natural plasticizer, has been widely used. (37−42) In recent years, natural cellulosic fibers have been combined with polymers for the production of low-cost and high-performance materials.
- Can glycerol be used as a plasticizer for biodegradable films?
- (Elsevier Ltd.) Biodegradable films were produced from blends contained a high amt. of thermoplastic starch (TPS) and poly(lactic acid) (PLA) plasticized with different adipate or citrate esters. It was not possible to obtain pellets for the prodn. of films using only glycerol as a plasticizer.
- Can citrate esters be used as plasticizers with poly(lactic acid) (PLA)?
- (Wiley) Citrate esters were used as plasticizers with poly(lactic acid) (PLA). Films were extruded using a single-screw extruder with plasticizer contents of 10, 20, and 30% by wt. All of the citrate esters investigated were found to be effective in reducing the glass transition temp. and improving the elongation at break.
