Due to the environmental and health concerns associated with conventional composite manufacturing, there is increasing interest in green composites. These green composites are ideally biodegradable and made entirely from renewable resources using less hazardous chemicals. To determine the biodegradation of green composites based on soybean oil with torrefied soy hull fillers, soil biodegradation experiments were carried out using a derivative procedure of ASTM D5988-03 and ASSTM D6400. Over 135 days, the weight loss of composite films with various amounts of torrefied soy hull filler was recorded and compared with commercial polymers, including cellulose acetate, polystyrene, nylon-6,6, and polyethylene. The total weight loss of the composite films and commercial polymers over the 135 days were &lt;20% and &lt;5%, respectively. The complete results for this soil biodegradation study will be presented.

Degradation study of composites based on soybean oil with torrefied soy hull filler

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