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Biodegradation of Poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) Film by Alcaligenes faecalis

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The biodegradation behavior of PCL film with high molecular weight (80,000 Da) in presence of bacterium Alcaligenes faecalis and the analysis of degraded polymer film have been carried out. Thin Films of PCL were prepared by means of solution casting method and the bacterial degradation behavior was carried in basal medium, in presence of bacteria with time variation after UV treatment. It was observed that after UV treatment the degradation of polymer film was increased and the degradation rate followed a three steps degradation mechanism. The degraded polymer film was analyzed by means of Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC), Thermo Gravimetric Analyzer (TGA) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscope (FTIR). DSC results revealed that at the initial stages of the degradation up to 15–20 days, the bacterium preferentially degrades the amorphous parts of the polymer film over the crystalline zone. Thermo gravimetric analysis highlighted the low temperature stability of degraded films with extent of degradation. FTIR results showed the chain scission mechanism of the polymer chains and also supported the preferential degradation of amorphous phase over crystalline phase in the initial stages of the degradation.

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  1. University School of Chemical Technology, GGS Indraprastha University, Delhi, 110006, India

    Vinay K. Khatiwala & U. K. Mandal

  2. University School of Biotechnology, GGS Indraprastha University, Delhi, 110006, India

    Nilanshu Shekhar

  3. University School of Basic and Applied Sciences, GGS Indraprastha University, Delhi, 110006, India

    Saroj Aggarwal

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Khatiwala, V.K., Shekhar, N., Aggarwal, S. et al. Biodegradation of Poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) Film by Alcaligenes faecalis . J Polym Environ 16, 61–67 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-008-0104-9

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