Conductive Thermoplastic Starch (TPS) Composite Filled with Waste Iron Filings

Removal of methylated arsenic in groundwater with iron filings.

Field and laboratory experiments were conducted to study the potential use of Fe filings to remove monomethyl arsenate (MMA) and dimethyl arsenate (DMA) from contaminated waters. Batch experiments show that the affinity of MMAfor Fe filings is comparable to that of inorganic arsenate, but lower than that for arsenite. In contrast, very little DMA was retained by Fe filings or their corrosion pr...

Mechanical Behavior of Filled Thermoplastic Polymers

Retrogradation and Antiplasticization of Thermoplastic Starch

Petrochemical-based plastics are widely used in modern society due to their high effective mechanical and barrier properties (Farris et al., 2009; Siracusa et al., 2008). However, petrochemical-based plastics have become an environmental concern as they are not biodegradable or recyclable. Replacing the petrochemical-based polymers with biopolymers which are renewable has become an attractive i...

Crosslinking of oxidized thermoplastic starch films

Novel Thermoplastic Polyimide Composite Materials