Ismael Sánchez-Calderón, Mercedes Santiago-Calvo, Esteban Cañibano, María Teresa Fernández, Alberto López-Gil, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez-Pérez, Victoria Bernardo
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Abstract
New regulations are promoting the production of biobased bead foams to increase sustainability. In this work, expanded biobased propylene (BioEPP) reinforced with nanoparticles are produced and characterized. Bead foams with apparent densities ranging 24 to 34 kg/m3 and homogeneous cellular structures are obtained with BioEPP and the nanocomposites with nanoclays, while the samples with cellulose nanocrystals show higher densities. The BioEPP bead foams are also molded into parts of 105 kg/m3 to evaluate their compressive strength. Results support that this new bead foam can be a good candidate for the replacement of fossil-based bead foams by a more sustainable alternative.
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The Journal of Polymers and the Environment fills the need for an international forum in this diverse and rapidly expanding field. The journal serves a crucial role for the publication of information from a wide range of disciplines and is a central outlet for the publication of high-quality peer-reviewed original papers, review articles and short communications. The journal is intentionally interdisciplinary in regard to contributions and covers the following subjects - polymers, environmentally degradable polymers, and degradation pathways: biological, photochemical, oxidative and hydrolytic; new environmental materials: derived by chemical and biosynthetic routes; environmental blends and composites; developments in processing and reactive processing of environmental polymers; characterization of environmental materials: mechanical, physical, thermal, rheological, morphological, and others; recyclable polymers and plastics recycling environmental testing: in-laboratory simulations, outdoor exposures, and standardization of methodologies; environmental fate: end products and intermediates of biodegradation; microbiology and enzymology of polymer biodegradation; solid-waste management and public legislation specific to environmental polymers; and other related topics.
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