eng Science and Education Publishing World Journal of Environmental Engineering 2372-3084 2015-11-06 3 4 95 110 10.12691/wjee-3-4-1 WJEE2015341 article Benarbia Abderrahim benarbia111@hotmail.com 1 Elidrissi Abderrahman 1 Aqil Mohamed 1 Tabaght Fatima 1 Tahani Abdesselam 2 Ouassini Krim 3 Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Environment- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed Premier University, Oujda, Morocco Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Natural Resources and Environment - Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed Premier University, Oujda, Morocco The chemical measuring room - Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed Premier University, Oujda, Morocco Polybutylene succinate (PBS), classed as biopolymer, was synthesized by condensation of succinic acid with a lower excess of (1, 4) butanediol. The synthesized polymer was analyzed by FTIR, RMN, DSC and ATG/ATD. Thermal degradation kinetics was investigated for cellulose, polybutylene succinate, physical blend of both polymers (cellulose (80%) + PBS (20%)) and compared with polycaprolactone by dynamic thermogravimetry, under nitrogen atmosphere from room temperature to 480 °C, at constant nominal heating rates: 5, 10 and 15 °C/min, respectively. The Kissinger, Friedman, Flynn-Ozawa-Wall and Coatse - Redfern (modified) methods were developed and the corresponding activation energies, frequency factors and reaction orders were determined. http://pubs.sciepub.com/wjee/3/4/1/wjee-3-4-1.pdf polybutylene succinate synthesis characterization cellulose blend polycaprolactone thermogravimetry