Estudo de relaxações de polimeros e blendas polimericas atraves de uma sonda fluorescente

Orientadora : Teresa D. Zambon AtvarsTese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de QuimicaDoutorad

Biotreatment effects in films and blends of PVC/PCL previously treated with heat

Poli épsilon-caprolactona é um importante polímero biodegradável e miscível com o PVC, um polímero sintético industrial, termo susceptível e não biodegradável. A blenda PVC/PCL é importante quanto a suas propriedades mecânicas e biodegradabilidade. Neste trabalho foi analisada a biomodificação da blenda PVC/PCL pré-tratada com calor (130ºC), através da espectroscopia UV-Vis. Os resultados mostraram que o pré-tratamento com calor pode facilitar a biomodificação em filmes de PVC, mas pode inibir a biomodificação nos filmes da blenda PVC/PCL.Studies were carried out on biomodification and the pre-heat (130(0)C) influence on Poly (vinyl chloride) / Poly (epsilon-caprolactone) films. The results showed that heat pre-treatment improved the biomodification of PVC films, but it inhibited the biomodification of the PVC/PCL film.Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP

Polímeros biodegradáveis - uma solução parcial para diminuir a quantidade dos resíduos plásticos Biodegradable polymers - a partial way for decreasing the amount of plastic waste

<abstract language="eng">The large use of plastics has generated a waste deposit problem. Today plastic wastes represent 20% in volume of the total waste in the municipal landfills. To solve the disposal problem of plastics methods have been employed such as incineration, recycling, landfill disposal, biodegradation and the use of biodegradable polymers. Incineration of plastic wastes provokes pollution due to the production of poisonous gases. Recycling is important to reduce final costs of plastic materials, but is not enough in face of the amount of discarded plastic. In landfills plastic wastes remain undegraded for a long time, causing space and pollution problems. Biodegradation is a feasible method to treat some plastics, but intensive research is necessary to find conditions for the action of microorganisms. All of these methods are important and the practical application of each one depends on the type and amount of the plastic wastes and the environmental conditions. Therefore, a great deal of research has focused on developing biodegradable plastics and its application because it is an important way for minimizing the effect of the large volume of plastic waste discarded in the world

Biodegradação de filmes de polipropileno (PP), poli(3-hidroxibutirato) (PHB) e blenda de PP/PHB por microrganismos das águas do Rio Atibaia Biodegradation of Polypropylene (PP), Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) Films and PP/PHB Blend by Microorganisms from Atibaia River

O propósito deste estudo é investigar a biodegradação de filmes de PHB, PP e blenda de PP/PHB (1:1) por microrganismos de águas de rio poluído que recebeu vários tipos de descartes, inclusive de refinaria de petróleo. Os filmes poliméricos foram obtidos por fusão do pó do material a 175 ºC, prensados a 71,3 kgf.cm-2 e resfriados a 25 ºC. Estes filmes foram mantidos em amostras de águas do rio poluído, coletadas antes e após o descarte do efluente da refinaria de petróleo e mantidas em estufa bacteriológica a 28 ºC, durante 120 dias. As mudanças, causadas pela ação microbiana nos filmes, foram analisadas por medidas de perda de massa, infravermelho com transformada de Fourier (FTIR) e microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV). Os resultados provaram que a degradação do PHB ocorre tanto na sua fase amorfa como na cristalina, sendo mais significativa na água do rio que recebeu o efluente da refinaria de petróleo, contendo microrganismos reconhecidos como potencialmente capazes de degradar substâncias persistentes no meio ambiente.The purpose of this study is to investigate the biodegradation of films made with PP, PHB and PP/PHB (1:1) blend caused by microorganisms from polluted river which received several types of waste, including an oil refinery effluent. The films were obtained by melting the powder from the material at 175 ºC, pressed at 71.3 kgf.cm-2 and cooled at 25 ºC. These films were kept in polluted river water samples, collected before and after the discarding of oil refinery waste, and they were kept in the bacteriological incubator at 28 ºC for 120 days. The changes caused by microbial action on the films were analyzed by measurements of weight loss, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and scanning electronic microscopy (SEM). The results proved that PHB degradation occurs in amorphous and crystalline phases, being more significant in the river water which received refinery oil waste, containing microorganisms recognized as potentially capable to degrade recalcitrant substances in the environment

Biodegradação de filmes de polipropileno (PP), poli(3-hidroxibutirato) (PHB) e blenda de PP/PHB por microrganismos das águas do Rio Atibaia

O propósito deste estudo é investigar a biodegradação de filmes de PHB, PP e blenda de PP/PHB (1:1) por microrganismos de águas de rio poluído que recebeu vários tipos de descartes, inclusive de refinaria de petróleo. Os filmes poliméricos foram obtidos por fusão do pó do material a 175 ºC, prensados a 71,3 kgf.cm-2 e resfriados a 25 ºC. Estes filmes foram mantidos em amostras de águas do rio poluído, coletadas antes e após o descarte do efluente da refinaria de petróleo e mantidas em estufa bacteriológica a 28 ºC, durante 120 dias. As mudanças, causadas pela ação microbiana nos filmes, foram analisadas por medidas de perda de massa, infravermelho com transformada de Fourier (FTIR) e microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV). Os resultados provaram que a degradação do PHB ocorre tanto na sua fase amorfa como na cristalina, sendo mais significativa na água do rio que recebeu o efluente da refinaria de petróleo, contendo microrganismos reconhecidos como potencialmente capazes de degradar substâncias persistentes no meio ambiente.The purpose of this study is to investigate the biodegradation of films made with PP, PHB and PP/PHB (1:1) blend caused by microorganisms from polluted river which received several types of waste, including an oil refinery effluent. The films were obtained by melting the powder from the material at 175 ºC, pressed at 71.3 kgf.cm-2 and cooled at 25 ºC. These films were kept in polluted river water samples, collected before and after the discarding of oil refinery waste, and they were kept in the bacteriological incubator at 28 ºC for 120 days. The changes caused by microbial action on the films were analyzed by measurements of weight loss, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and scanning electronic microscopy (SEM). The results proved that PHB degradation occurs in amorphous and crystalline phases, being more significant in the river water which received refinery oil waste, containing microorganisms recognized as potentially capable to degrade recalcitrant substances in the environment.Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq

Biodegradation of PP and PE blended with PHBV in soil samples

This work studied the biodegradation of polyethylene/poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate) (PE/PHBV) and polypropylene/PHBV (PP/PHBV) films, by respirometry in soil, using biometric flasks. Additionally, the characteristics of the soil were measured by pH, moisture, organic matter content, and quantification of microorganisms. The soil analysis showed that the two blends inhibited the soil bacteria activity and stimulated the growth of fungi. The PE/PHBV (80/20) blend is more susceptible to the microbial action in the soil than the PP/PHBV (80/20) blend. The blends showed higher biodegradation in the PHBV amorphous phase, due to consumption of ester groups, leading to rearrangement of the crystalline phase of PHBV fraction. On the basis of quantification of CO2, the PE/PHBV (80/20) film showed approximately 7% biodegradation, and the beginning occurred in a period of 60 days. Moreover, the employed methods Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction completed the information obtained by the respirometry method, showing evident changes in the polymer chains structure and crystallinity, respectively.Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES

Architecture and relevance of several strongly adhered biofilms over a polyester imide (PEI) surface

Um estudo microscópico foi considerado para analisar a eventual adesão de fungos sobre uma superfície de poliéster-imida presente em fios de cobre esmaltados. A microscopia eletrônica de varredura, permitiu observar nestes biofilmes aderidos, uma alta quantidade de pigmentos, hifas e um arsenal enzimático possivelmente atuando na superfície desta macromolécula. Devido a natureza altamente aromática deste material e traços de derivados fenólicos usados como solventes - que se fazem ainda presentes no polímero já reticulado, uma certa atividade anti-fúngica poderia ser esperada, todavia não foram observadas alterações no crescimento dos microrganismos, bem como no processo de adesão dos fungos. Adicionalmente a este fato, os fios esmaltados revelaram total descaracterização de suas propriedades isolantes. Os estudos visam compreender e avaliar o grande potencial demonstrado pelos fungos que poderia em caráter vindouro, explorado em processos de biodeterioração e biodegradaçãoA microscopical study was undertaken to analyze the eventual fungi adhesion over a polyester imide surface in enameled copper wires. Scanning electron microscopy allowed to observe in these adhered biofilms, a high amount of pigments, hyphae and its enzymatic arsenal probably acting in the surface of the polymer. Due to the highly aromatic nature of this polyester and the residual phenol derivates still present in the reticulated polymer, an antifungal activity could be expected, but no significant changes were noted in fungal growing and in the adhesion process. Additionally, the wires showed completely failure in all insulation properties. The studies aimed to understand and evaluate the great fungi potential that could be explored in biodeterioration and biodegradation processes

Biodegradation of films of low density polyethylene (LDPE), poly(hydroxibutyrate-co-valerate) (PHBV), and LDPE/PHBV (70/30) blend with Paecilomyces variotii

The increased consumption of plastics in the world has been a subject of great concern and special attention by the scientific community. The aim is to promote development of materials that are biodegradable in a shorter time upon disposal in the environment. The most used synthetic plastics are difficult to biodegrade because they are made of long hydrocarbon chains, such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), which are hydrophobic and resistant to the action of microbial enzymes. The use of alternative materials (natural polyesters) can minimize the harm to dumps and landfills upon their disposal, because they are susceptible to the action of microorganisms. In this study we evaluated the biodegradation/biodeterioration of PHBV (poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate) films, LDPE (low density polyethylene) and the blend of LDPE/PHBV (70/30) by the fungus Paecilomyces variotii, using different methods: optical microscopy (OM), scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) and Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES