Synergistic reinforcing of poly(lactic acid) by poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) and alumina nanoparticles

Jie Chen; Rong Rong Hu; Fan Long Jin; Soo Jin Park

doi:10.1002/app.50250

Synergistic reinforcing of poly(lactic acid) by poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) and alumina nanoparticles

Jie Chen
, Rong Rong Hu
, Fan Long Jin
, Soo Jin Park

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Abstract

Biodegradable poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) blends and PLA/PBAT/Al₂O₃ nanocomposites were fabricated via solution blending. The influence of PBAT and Al₂O₃ content on the thermal stability, flexural properties, impact strength, and morphology of both the PLA/PBAT blends and the PLA/PBAT/Al₂O₃ nanocomposites were investigated. The impact strength of the PLA/PBAT/Al₂O₃ nanocomposites containing 5 wt% PBAT increased from 4.3 to 5.2 kJ/m² when the Al₂O₃ content increased from 0 to 1 wt%. This represents a 62% increase compared to the impact strength of pristine PLA and a 20% increase compared to the impact strength of PLA/PBAT blends containing 5 wt% PBAT. Scanning electron microscopy imaging revealed that the Al₂O₃ nanoparticles in the PLA/PBAT/Al₂O₃ nanocomposites function as a compatibilizer to improve the interfacial interaction between the PBAT and the PLA matrix.

Original language	English
Article number	50250
Journal	Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Volume	138
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/app.50250
Publication status	Published - 20 Apr 2021
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

biodegradable
biomaterials
biopolymers and renewable polymers

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Synergistic reinforcing of poly(lactic acid) by poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) and alumina nanoparticles

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