Morphology, mechanical properties, and thermal stability of poly(L-lactic acid)/poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate)/silicon dioxide composites

2009 ◽  
Vol 113 (6) ◽  
pp. 3630-3637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruyin Wang ◽  
Shifeng Wang ◽  
Yong Zhang
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiming Wang ◽  
Dayong Jiang ◽  
Xin Wen ◽  
Tao Tang ◽  
Karolina Szymańska ◽  
...  

Poly(butylene succinate) is one of the most promising biodegradable polymers, but its applications are limited by poor flame retardancy. In this work, poly(butylene succinate)/diethylphosphinate (PBS/AlPi) composites were fabricated to investigate the effect of AlPi on their thermal stability, flame retardancy, and mechanical properties. It was found that the high content of AlPi decreased the thermal stability of PBS, and the decrease became stronger under the air atmosphere. When the content of AlPi reached 25wt%, the flame retardancy was improved with limited oxygen index (LOI) of 29.5%, V0 rating in UL-94 vertical burning test, and 49.3% reduction on the peak of heat release rate (PHRR) in cone calorimeter test. Meanwhile, the addition of AlPi could improve the mechanical properties of PBS with high tensile strength and Young’s modulus, which was ascribed to the compatible effect of maleic anhydride-grafted poly(butylene succinate) (PBS-g-MA) with good filler dispersion and strong matrix-particles interaction. Thus, the AlPi was an effective flame retardant to PBS, so that PBS/AlPi composites displayed excellent flame retardancy without seriously sacrificing other comprehensive performances.


2019 ◽  
Vol 253 ◽  
pp. 02005
Author(s):  
Daniel Gere ◽  
Tibor Czigany

Nowadays, PLA is increasingly used as a packaging material, therefore it may appear in the petrol-based polymer waste stream. However, with the today’s mechanical recycling technologies PLA and PET bottles cannot be easily or cheaply separated. Therefore, our goal was to investigate the mechanical, morphological and thermal properties of different PET and PLA compounds in a wide range of compositions. We made different compounds from poly(ethylene-terephthalate) (PET) and poly(lactic acid) (PLA) by extrusion, and injection molded specimens from the compounds. We investigated the mechanical properties and the phase morphology of the samples and the thermal stability of the regranulates. PET and PLA are thermodynamically immiscible, therefore we observed a typical island-sea type morphology in SEM micrographs. When PLA was added, the mechanical properties (tensile strength, modulus, elongation at break and impact strength) changed significantly. The Young’s modulus increased, while elongation at break and impact strength decreased with the increase of the weight fraction of PLA. The TGA results indicated that the incorporation of PLA decreased the thermal stability of the PET/PLA blends.


2015 ◽  
Vol 89 (11) ◽  
pp. 2092-2096 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinian Yang ◽  
Chuang Wang ◽  
Kaiyun Shao ◽  
Guoxin Ding ◽  
Yulun Tao ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 354 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudsiri Hemsri ◽  
Chanchai Thongpin ◽  
Narongsuk Moradokpermpoon ◽  
Pitchayapa Niramon ◽  
Mukrawee Suppaso

2013 ◽  
Vol 844 ◽  
pp. 65-68
Author(s):  
Pranee Nuinu ◽  
Kittikorn Samosorn ◽  
Kittisak Srilatong ◽  
Siripa Tongbut ◽  
Sayant Saengsuwan

The aim of this research was to reduce and improve the brittleness and thermal properties of poly lactic acid (PLA), respectively. Epoxidized natural rubber (ENR) was used to enhance the toughness and rutile titanium dioxide (R-TiO2) as filler was also incorporated to improve the thermal properties of the PLA. 10wt% ENR with epoxidation contents of 25 mol% (ENR25) and 50 mol% (ENR50) and various R-TiO2contents (0-10 phr)were compounded with PLA by using a twin-screw extruder at 155-165°C and a rotor speed of 40 rpm. The pellets of blends were then formed a thin film using a cast film extruder machine and cooled down under air flow. Thermal and mechanical properties and morphology of PLA/ENR/R-TiO2thin film were investigated. The crystallinity of PLA was found to increase with addition of ENR. The mechanical properties of thin film showed that the ENR50 enhanced the elongation but reduced the tensile strength of PLA with addition of R-TiO2at 5 and 10 phr, respectively. The TGA indicated that the addition of 10 phr R-TiO2increased in the decomposition temperature at 5% weight loss (Td5%) of PLA/ENR film. Thus the thermal stability of PLA/ENR50 was found to improve with addition of R-TiO2. From morphology study, the ENR50 phase showed a good dispersion in the PLA matrix. In conclusion, the addition of ENR and R-TiO2was found to enhance both toughness and thermal stability of PLA.


2013 ◽  
Vol 741 ◽  
pp. 28-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Chen ◽  
Yue Peng ◽  
Wen Yong Liu ◽  
Guang Sheng Zeng ◽  
Xiang Gang Li ◽  
...  

Aliphatic polycarbonate Polycarbonate/poly (lactic acid)/(PPC/PLA) blends were prepared by melt blending, 1,2-propanediol isobutyl POSS (P-POSS) were added into the blends as a compatilizer and reinforcer. The morphologies, mechanical properties and rheological properties of blends were investigated systematically. The results showed that the adding of P-POSS could improve the compatibilization of PPC and PLA obviously. The thermal stability of the blends was enhanced but the crystallization was effected slightly. Moreover, the tensile strength and impact strength of blends exhibited a considerably increase.


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