Ionic Liquids Modified Montmorillonite/Thermoplastic Starch Nanocomposites as Ionic Conducting Biopolymer

摘要

The efficient utilization of biodegradable polymers came from renewable sources is becoming increasingly important due to diminishing resources of fossil fuels as well as white pollution caused by un-degradable plastics based on petroleum. Starch is an abundant, renewable, low price, biodegradable and biocompatible nature polymer, which can be processed to thermoplastic starch (TPS) by melt extrusion or casting. However, the properties of TPS, especially the poor mechanical properties and water resistance limit the application of TPS in many areas. Recently a great deal of studies have been reported to improve the performance of TPS. Moreover, TPS combined with multiwall carbon nanotube or sodium chloride can be used as solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) in previous reports.