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The growing significance of biodegradable plastics for environmental protection underscores the need to enhance their performance of degradation in natural environments. This study prepared PLA/PVA blends with varying ratios to assess the impact of PVA on their thermal properties, mechanical properties, and degradation behavior. Results indicated that as the PVA content increased from 0 to 100%, both tensile and flexural strengths initially decreased before increasing. Furthermore, the decomposition temperature of the blends decreased by 18-35 degrees C as the PVA content increased. Specifically, pure PLA exhibited a thermal degradation temperature of 332 degrees C; while, the blend with 80% PVA showed a reduced temperature of 296 degrees C. Hydrolysis tests showed that weight loss increased significantly with higher PVA content, with the 20PLA/80PVA blend losing 78.9% of its weight after 30 days, compared to only 0.13% for pure PLA. The mechanical properties of the 20PLA/80PVA blend decreased by 98.31% in tensile strength and 79.19% in hardness after 30 days of hydrolysis, demonstrating accelerated degradation. Soil degradation tests further revealed that the 20PLA/80PVA blend lost over 85% of its weight within 20 days; while, pure PLA lost less than 1%. These results suggest that altering the PLA/PVA ratio can substantially enhance degradation rates, offering valuable insights for the development of efficient biodegradable plastics.

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