<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Environmental degradability of novel organic-inorganic cellulose acetate butyrate hybrids obtained via solgel process was investigated. The degradation of hybrids was studied under marine exposure conditions in the Baltic Sea for a period of 25 weeks. The influence of characteristic parameters of sea water on the degree of degradation monitored by changes of weight and optical microscopy was discussed. The degraded samples were also examined by FT-IR spectroscopy. It has been established that the CAB/silica hybrids are more susceptible to biodegradation in sea water environment than pure cellulose acetate butyrate.</p></abstract>

Environmental degradability of novel organic-inorganic cellulose acetate butyrate hybrids obtained via solgel process was investigated. The degradation of hybrids was studied under marine exposure conditions in the Baltic Sea for a period of 25 weeks. The influence of characteristic parameters of sea water on the degree of degradation monitored by changes of weight and optical microscopy was discussed. The degraded samples were also examined by FT-IR spectroscopy. It has been established that the CAB/silica hybrids are more susceptible to biodegradation in sea water environment than pure cellulose acetate butyrate.

Degradability of organic-inorganic cellulose acetate butyrate hybrids in sea water

Department of Industrial Commodity Science, Poznań University of Economics, al. Niepodległości 10, 61-875 Poznań, Poland

Department of Chemistry and Industrial Commodity Science, Gdynia Maritime University, ul. Morska 83, 81-225 Gdynia, Poland

Department of Product Ecology, Poznań University of Economics, al. Niepodległości 10, 61-875 Poznań, Poland

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

Environmental degradability of novel organic-inorganic cellulose acetate butyrate hybrids obtained via solgel process was investigated. The degradation of...

Degradability of organic-inorganic cellulose acetate butyrate hybrids in sea water

Published Online: Jun 16, 2011

Page range: 29 - 34

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10026-011-0020-y

Keywords
degradation, cellulose acetate butyrate, organic-inorganic hybrids, sea water

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Degradability of organic-inorganic cellulose acetate butyrate hybrids in sea water

Published Online: Jun 16, 2011

Page range: 29 - 34

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10026-011-0020-y

Keywordsdegradation, cellulose acetate butyrate, organic-inorganic hybrids, sea water

This content is open access.

Keywords
degradation, cellulose acetate butyrate, organic-inorganic hybrids, sea water