@article{Boonprasertpoh_Pentrakoon_Junkasem_2017, place={Bangkok, Thailand}, title={Investigating rheological, morphological and mechanical properties of PBS/PBAT blends}, volume={27}, url={https://jmmm.material.chula.ac.th/index.php/jmmm/article/view/161}, abstractNote={Morphological, rheological and mechanical properties of various biodegradable poly(butylene succinate) (PBS)/poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) blends via conventional melt blending technique are studied. The morphology, rheology, and tensile properties of the PBS/PBAT blends were observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM), rotational rheometer, and universal testing machine, respectively. The SEM micrographs of the PBS/PBAT blends reveal an occurrence of phase separation indicating by a presence of spherical particles/cavities for a range of 10 to 30 wt% (i.e. PBS90-PBS70), and 70 to 90 wt% (i.e. PBS30-PBS10) PBT content and co-continuous structure for a range of 40 to 60 wt% (i.e. PBS60PBS40) PBAT content. The rheological observation reveals that storage modulus (G’), loss modulus (G’’), and complex viscosity (η*) for the PBS/PBAT lends exhibit similar tendency. The morphological properties of the blends appear to affect the tensile behavior of the PBS/PBAT blends.}, number={1}, journal={Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals}, author={Boonprasertpoh, Aekartit and Pentrakoon, Duanghathai and Junkasem, Jirawut}, year={2017}, month={Jun.} }