DOI: 10.18503/1995-2732-2025-23-3-151-158
Abstract
This paper presents technological solutions for the synthesis of biodegradable organic polymers based on gelatin and glycerin. An analysis of existing categories of polymeric materials is presented. A method for synthesizing a biodegradable polymer composition based on a natural matrix is developed. The matrix base of the synthesized biopolymer included two main components: gelatin and glycerin in various model ratios. The results of the study on establishing the influence of the component composition of the matrix and technological parameters of synthesis on the operational properties of the finished product are presented. The possibility of increasing the operational characteristics of the finished product by introducing modeling additives into the biocomposite matrix aimed at strengthening the intermolecular bonds of the polymer structure is investigated. A comparative characteristic of the main operational properties of the synthesized samples of natural biopolymers is given in comparison with analogous samples of synthetic polymeric materials based on polyethylene and polypropylene. Based on the results of the data obtained, the main advantages of biodegradable natural composites and synthetic materials are formulated. It is noted that synthetic polymer composites based on polyethylene and polypropylene are superior to natural eco-composites based on gelatin and glycerin to a greater or lesser extent in terms of their main strength indicators, however, the environmental friendliness and safety of operation of the developed eco-polymer matrix is a promising basis for further research. The results of the kinetics of the biodegradation process of the synthesized polymer samples in the soil are presented. Conclusions are formulated about the possibility of effective application of the synthesized ecopolymer samples in various industries.
Keywords
biodegradable polymers, gelatin, glycerin, modifying additives, strength properties, destructio
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Mishurina O.A., Mullina E.R., Shuvalova M.M., Repina A.A., Lizogub V.A., Shibaeva A.S. Technology of Syn-thesis of Biodegradable Polymer Materials Based on Gelatin. Vestnik Magnitogorskogo Gosudarstvennogo Tekhnich-eskogo Universiteta im. G.I. Nosova [Vestnik of Nosov Magnitogorsk State Technical University]. 2025, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 151-158. https://doi.org/10.18503/1995-2732-2025-23-3-151-158
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