Analyses of TVA - PLA and Their Mixtures with Thermoplastic Starch

6 Analyses of TVA - PLA and Their Mixtures with Thermoplastic Starch 

According to Mano, the structures of the starch present in blends contain a small quantity of adsorbed water, and because of this, degradation occurs in the plasticizer 

We thank the technicians at UFABC for help. This work was supported by FAPESP (grant no. 2012/13445-8) and CNPq (grant no. 447180/2014-2). 

Wunderlich, Thermal Analysis of Polymeric Materials, Springer, 2005. 

Handbook of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry Principles and Practice, 

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