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This research investigates how varying amounts of chitosan influence the properties of PBAT composites. The focus is on thermal, mechanical, viscoelastic, and morphological characteristics.

July 1, 2026Journal of Applied Polymer ScienceOpen Access

Impact of Chitosan Incorporation on PBAT Composite: Thermal, Viscoelastic, Mechanical, and Morphological Properties

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SSSiti Noorbaini Sarmin ZKZoheb Karim MJMohammad Jawaid

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Randomized trial examines thermal, mechanical, and morphological properties of PBAT composites with chitosan, indicating implications for material performance.

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This research investigates how varying amounts of chitosan influence the properties of PBAT composites. The focus is on thermal, mechanical, viscoelastic, and morphological characteristics.
Produced PBAT composites with 10, 20, 30 wt.% chitosan via melt mixing and compression moulding.
Conducted tensile tests, DMA, TGA, DSC, SEM, and FTIR analyses according to ASTM standards.
Tensile modulus increased from 102.76 MPa for neat PBAT to 325.17 MPa for 30 wt.% chitosan composite.
Tensile strength decreased from 8.26 MPa to 3.84 MPa for the 30 wt.% composite; elongation at break dropped from 172.37% to 20.02%.
TGA results showed reduced onset degradation temperature for PBAT composites with chitosan, demonstrating lower thermal stability.

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Sarmin et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a44af895cd2549c8bc447ce https://doi.org/10.1002/app.71096

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July 1, 2026Journal of Applied Polymer ScienceOpen Access

Impact of Chitosan Incorporation on PBAT Composite: Thermal, Viscoelastic, Mechanical, and Morphological Properties

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Authors

SSSiti Noorbaini Sarmin ZKZoheb Karim MJMohammad Jawaid

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Randomized trial examines thermal, mechanical, and morphological properties of PBAT composites with chitosan, indicating implications for material performance.

Key Points

This research investigates how varying amounts of chitosan influence the properties of PBAT composites. The focus is on thermal, mechanical, viscoelastic, and morphological characteristics.
Produced PBAT composites with 10, 20, 30 wt.% chitosan via melt mixing and compression moulding.
Conducted tensile tests, DMA, TGA, DSC, SEM, and FTIR analyses according to ASTM standards.
Tensile modulus increased from 102.76 MPa for neat PBAT to 325.17 MPa for 30 wt.% chitosan composite.
Tensile strength decreased from 8.26 MPa to 3.84 MPa for the 30 wt.% composite; elongation at break dropped from 172.37% to 20.02%.
TGA results showed reduced onset degradation temperature for PBAT composites with chitosan, demonstrating lower thermal stability.

Cite This Study

Sarmin et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a44af895cd2549c8bc447ce https://doi.org/10.1002/app.71096

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