Biosynthesized poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) (PHBHHx) has emerged as a promising biodegradable polymer with a great potential to compete with traditional petroleum-based plastics, however, the poor crystallization ability makes it challenge to transform into high-performance products via common melt-processing methods. Herein, we demonstrate that N,N'-dicyclohexyl-2,6-naphthalenedicarboxamide (TMB) can serve as an efficient nucleating agent to significantly enhance the crystallization and resulting storage stability of PHBHHx. The results indicate that PHBHHx with small amounts of TMB (0.3-0.5 wt%) can crystallize completely even under a rapid cooling rate of 100 °C/min and the isothermal crystallization time is greatly reduced. As a result, the crystallinity of the injection-molded PHBHHx products is increased from 24.5 % to 39.5 %, without secondary crystallization after being stored at room temperature for 6 h. The products exhibit superior dimensional stability and the post-shrinkage can be decreased to as low as 0.1 %. Our work offers a feasible method to develop high-performance PHBHHx materials with remarkably enhanced crystallization ability.
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