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Lignin-Based Polyethylene Films with Enhanced Thermal, Opacity and Biodegradability Properties for Agricultural Mulch Applications

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Lignins are promising alternative raw materials for biocomposites due to their renewability, low cost and abundance. In this work, the use of (softwood and hardwood) Kraft lignins in the development of LLDPE/lignin films for agricultural mulch applications is studied. Processable blends were obtained from unmodified softwood lignin (SW) and from hardwood lignin modified by esterification (HWE). LLDPE was pelletized with (2.5%, 5% and 10%) lignin with particle size between 38 and 75 μm and flexible films were blown extruded. Processable extrusion blends showed temperature differences lower than 20 °C between the Tg of lignin and the melting temperature of LLPDE. Films from neat LLPDE and with 2.5% of HWE and up to 5% SW exhibited statistically comparable (≅ 349%) values of ductility. Ester groups present in lignin improve weight loss of lignin-based blends after soil buried test.

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This research was financially supported by Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (Grant No. PID IPAISF0004433TC and PID IPTUNRE0004309) and CONICET (Grant. No P-UE 2016) from Argentina, and São Paulo Research Foundation—FAPESP. The authors would like to thank to Marcelo Brandolini (INTEC) and Matias Molinaro and Evelin Giampaoli (WINDSA) for the help and support during this research.

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  1. GPol, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Facultad Regional San Francisco, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Av. de la Universidad 501, San Francisco, Córdoba, Argentina

    Lucio R. Chiappero & Verónica V. Nicolau

  2. Center for Chemical and Environmental Technology (CQMA), Nuclear and Energy Research Institute (IPEN), Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 2242, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Suellen S. Bartolomei & Esperidiana A. B. Moura

  3. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico Para la Industria Química, INTEC (UNL-CONICET), Güemes 3450, Santa Fe, SF, Argentina

    Diana A. Estenoz

  4. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Godoy Cruz 2290, CABA, Argentina

    Verónica V. Nicolau

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Chiappero, L.R., Bartolomei, S.S., Estenoz, D.A. et al. Lignin-Based Polyethylene Films with Enhanced Thermal, Opacity and Biodegradability Properties for Agricultural Mulch Applications. J Polym Environ 29, 450–459 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-020-01886-6

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