Maria Pilar Villanueva

Dr. Maria Pilar Villanueva

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Academic Career Length

13Years (2014-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 December 2014 in International Journal of Cardiology
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AMAnna Mollar
Anna Mollar
MVMaria Pilar Villanueva
Maria Pilar Villanueva
ACArturo Carratalá
Arturo Carratalá
ENEduardo Núñez
Eduardo Núñez
JSJuan Sanchis
Juan Sanchis
JNJulio Núñez
Julio Núñez

15 July 2022 in Polymers
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MVMaria Pilar Villanueva
Maria Pilar Villanueva
CGClaudio Gioia
Claudio Gioia
Laura SistiLaura Sisti
Laura Sisti
LMLaura Martí
Laura Martí
RLRaquel Llorens-Chiralt
Raquel Llorens-Chiralt
ACAnnamaria Celli
Annamaria Celli
The use of bioplastic mulch in agriculture has increased dramatically in the last years throughout the world. Nowadays, biodegradable materials for mulching films strive to constitute a reliable and more sustainable alternative to classical materials such as polyethylene (PE). The main challenge is to improve their durability in the soil to meet the required service length for crop farming by using benign and sustainable antioxidant systems. Here, we report the design and fabrication of biodegradable materials based on polybutylene (succinate adipate) (PBSA) for mulching applications, incorporating a fully biobased polymeric antioxidant deriving from ferulic acid, which can be extracted from an industrial by-product. Poly-dihydro (ethylene ferulate) (PHEF) from ferulic acid was synthesized by a two-step polymerization process. It is characterized by improved thermal stability in comparison with ferulic acid monomer and therefore suitable for common industrial processing conditions. Different blends of PBSA and PHEF obtained by melt mixing or by reactive extrusion were prepared and analyzed to understand the effect of the presence of PHEF. The results demonstrate that PHEF, when processed by reactive extrusion, presents a remarkable antioxidant effect, even in comparison with commercial additives, preserving a high level of the mechanical properties of the PBSA matrix without affecting the biodegradable character of the blend.

1 June 2018 in Materials Today Communications
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MVMaria Pilar Villanueva
Maria Pilar Villanueva
BGB. Galindo
B. Galindo
EMEnrique Moliner
Enrique Moliner
SGS. García
S. García
VRV. Ruedas
V. Ruedas