Abstract
The commercial world demands new photonic materials, pandering to the consumer's every whim. The target now is to produce an eco-friendly, cost-effective photonic material. This is possible by blending poly 1-[4-(3-carboxy-4-hydroxy-phenylazo)benzene sulphonamido-1,2-ethanediyl, sodium salt)], (PAZO), with polyhydroxybutyrate, (PHB).
We analysed the behaviour of PAZO/PHB blends in various solvents, dependent on the solubility parameter calculations for amorphous PHB. Differential Scanning Calorimetry was employed to determine the glass transition temperatures and to assess miscibility. This paper aims to address and establish the effect of the solvent on the miscibility of PHB/PAZO blends. We have established that a complex, is formed at high PHB concentrations, via the O-H bond of the PHB and PAZO in all solvents.