Novel composites from eco-friendly soy flour/SBS triblock copolymer

Vijay Kumar Thakur; David Grewell; Mahendra Thunga; Michael R. Kessler

doi:10.1002/mame.201300368

Novel composites from eco-friendly soy flour/SBS triblock copolymer

Vijay Kumar Thakur, David Grewell, Mahendra Thunga, Michael R. Kessler^*

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Abstract

With the growing demand for bio-based materials, the present study investigates the use of soy flour (SF) as potential reinforcement in thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs). Soy and poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene) triblock copolymer composite films are prepared using conventional thermoplastic polymer processing techniques. These composite films are investigated to evaluate the influence of SF concentration on the thermo-mechanical and rheological properties. The results suggest that environmentally friendly soy flour reinforced thermoplastic elastomers exhibit excellent properties and offer great potential to replace traditional synthetic elastomeric materials.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	953-958
Number of pages	6
Journal	Macromolecular Materials and Engineering
Volume	299
Issue number	8
Early online date	10 Mar 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.201300368
Publication status	Print publication - 7 Aug 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

biocomposites
bioplastics
carbohydrates
mechanical properties
protein
soy flour
triblock copolymer

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