The goal of the work was to prepare thermoplastic starch (TPS), for first time plasticized with ternary deep eutectic solvents (DESs) based on urea/resorcinol/choline chloride (URCC) in a 2:1:1 molar ratio and enriched lignin as an environmentally friendly functional alternative agricultural plastics. Potato effectively modified DES via twin-screw extrusion presence up 10 pph (L10) without sign...

In the present study, we investigated possibility of value-added recycling ultrafine ground tire rubber (uGTR) produced from water jet milling, with an average particle size a few tens microns. Our goal was to compare properties blends different uGTR and conventional fine (fGTR) contents prepared by blending low-density polyethylene (LDPE). We also aimed explore property changes caused larger s...

Thermoplastic poly(urethane-siloxane)/organoclay nanocomposites (TPU NCs) with different hard segment content (20?55 wt. %) were prepared by in situ polymerization the presence of organically modified montmorillonite as a nanofiller (Cloisite 30B; 1 %). Hydroxyl-terminated ethoxypropyl- poly(dimethylsiloxane) was used soft segment, while 4,4'-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate and 1,4-butanediol co...

Curing-induced internal stresses in epoxy coatings are highly influenced by the type and concentration of product ingredients conditions applied. In this work, effects on curing-dependent modulus stress development epoxy/crosslinker chemistry, curing temperature, relative humidity, filler conditions, initial solvent concentration, studied. Analytical methods include attenuated total reflection-...

Years of studies have already highlighted the complex combination, in moose feeding ecology, a marked selectivity coupled with significant dietary adaptability toward changes local resource availability. Dental textures resulting from masticatory movements and properties ingested food items constitute link between animal, its ecology environment it occupies. This approach is efficient to deciph...

ABSTRACT Dental microwear texture analysis (DMTA) is widely used for diet inferences in extant and extinct vertebrates. Often, a reference tooth position analysed specimens, while isolated teeth are lumped together fossil datasets. It therefore important to test whether dental (DMT) specific and, if so, what causes the differences wear. Here, we present results from controlled feeding experimen...

Diethyl l-tartrate (DET) is used as a biobased plasticizer for poly(lactide) (PLA) formulations with improved ductile properties without compromising biodegradation. Different weight percentages (wt.%) of DET in the 0–50 wt.% range are added to PLA by melt compounding and subsequently processed injection molding. The effect on mechanical, thermal, thermo-mechanical, morphology, biodegradation, ...

This study aims to understand the role of storage conditions (temperature, T and moisture content) in reactions involved cation-pectin-phytate hypothesis, postulated cause Hard-to-cook (HTC) defect beans as influenced by plasticizing effect (glass transition (Tg) concept). The enzyme catalysed reactions, demethylesterification pectin hydrolysis phytic acid, were monitored respectively simplifie...

Abstract This paper discusses the influence of process parameters on degradation and mechanical properties laser-sintered polylactide (PLA) microspheres obtained using novel dual beam laser sintering method (DBLS). DBLS is a technique developed by our team that modification standard polymer (pLS), with potential to reduce during process. The PLA were produced emulsion-solvent evaporation method...