Study on the Performance of Ternary Blends at Different Drying Temperature

Abstract

Million tones of synthetic polymers are produced worldwide every year. Among the polymers produced, some polymers are non biodegradable due to their stability and they do not readily enter in to the degradation cycle. To solve the problem the biodegradation of plastic has been studied extensively for the past three decades. Various biodegradable materials were prepared to overcome this serious problem. These types of polymers were degraded in the soil, activated sludge, or compost after the service life is over. The present work reports synthesis and characterization of ternary blend using polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyacrylamide. Thin films of ternary blends were prepared by using solution cast method. Gluteraldehyde was used as cross linking agent. The films were characterized by using FTIR spectroscopy, XRD, TGA/DTG and SEM. The degradation properties have been studied by using soil degradation.