Photo-Oxidative and Soil Burial Degradation of Irrigation Tubes Based on Biodegradable Polymer Blends
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experiment
2.1. Materials
2.2. Rheological, Mechanical, and Structural Characterization
2.3. Production of the Pipes
2.4. Accelerated Weathering Test
2.5. Soil Burial Test
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Rheological and Mechanical Properties
3.2. Soil Burial Test
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Materials | Modulus (MPa) | Tensile Strength (MPa) | Elongation at Break (%) |
---|---|---|---|
MB | 81 | 12.5 | 400 |
BF | 167 | 12.4 | 167 |
HDPE | 316 | 21.3 | 700 |
Temperature Test | Degradation Time in Soil | Sample | |
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(°C) | (Days) | T1 | T2 |
/ | 0 | | |
30 | 60 | | |
70 | | | |
50 | 58 | | |
68 | | | |
78 | | |
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Rapisarda, M.; La Mantia, F.P.; Ceraulo, M.; Mistretta, M.C.; Giuffrè, C.; Pellegrino, R.; Valenti, G.; Rizzarelli, P. Photo-Oxidative and Soil Burial Degradation of Irrigation Tubes Based on Biodegradable Polymer Blends. Polymers 2019, 11, 1489. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11091489
Rapisarda M, La Mantia FP, Ceraulo M, Mistretta MC, Giuffrè C, Pellegrino R, Valenti G, Rizzarelli P. Photo-Oxidative and Soil Burial Degradation of Irrigation Tubes Based on Biodegradable Polymer Blends. Polymers. 2019; 11(9):1489. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11091489
Chicago/Turabian StyleRapisarda, Marco, Francesco Paolo La Mantia, Manuela Ceraulo, Maria Chiara Mistretta, Carmelo Giuffrè, Roberto Pellegrino, Graziella Valenti, and Paola Rizzarelli. 2019. "Photo-Oxidative and Soil Burial Degradation of Irrigation Tubes Based on Biodegradable Polymer Blends" Polymers 11, no. 9: 1489. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11091489