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Journal of Wuhan University of Technology-Mater. Sci. Ed. Feb.2013 157 DOI 10.1007/s11595-013-0658-9 Biodegradation and Mechanical Property of Polylactic Acid/ Thermoplastic Starch Blends with Poly (ethylene glycol) * XUE Ping, WANG Kejian, JIA Mingyin , YANG Meijuan (Institute of Plastics Machinery and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China ) Abstract: The effects of adding poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG) into polylactic acid/thermoplastic starch blends (PLA/TPS) on the properties were investigated by DSC, SEM and mechanical property-testing. The blends of PLA/TPS blended with increasing content PEG exhibited lower temperature of glass transition (T ) and lower temperature of melting (T ) as well as higher melt flow index (MFI), which indicates the g m plasticization and processability of the composites were dramatically improved. The tensile strength, fl exural strength and izod impact strength of PLA/TPS (80/20) increased at first and then decreased with increasing content of PEG due to stronger interfacial adhesion. The optimized mechanical property can be obtained for the blend with 3 wt % PEG. The samples containing PEG after soil burial for 5 months showed quicker degradation being accompanied with large weight loss and mechanical properties loss. Key words: biodegradation;mechanical property;polylactic acid; starch 1 Introduction