Manufacturing of Thermally Remoldable Blends from Epoxidized Soybean Oil and Poly(lactic acid) via Dynamic Cross-Linking in a Twin-Screw Extruder

Hydrophobic cellulose/SiO2 composites were prepared. Resultant hydrophobic cellulose/SiO2 composites were melt mixed with PLA using a twin-screw extruder to obtain 10 wt% masterbatch. Again, 10 wt% masterbatch was melt mixed with virgin PLA, resulting in PLA containing hydrophobic cellulose/SiO2 at various contents (1 wt%, 3 wt%, and 5 wt%) using a twin-screw extruder (barrel zone temperature: 150/160/170/180/190°C (die zone)). Injection-molded samples were prepared for mechanical properties evaluation. Results showed that poor mechanical properties found at low percent loadings were associated with a significant depolymerization of masterbatch composition due to twice thermal treatments. Note that 10 wt% masterbatch was subjected to injection molding straight away in a one-step process. Results showed that 10 wt% hydrophobic cellulose/SiO2/PLA composites exhibited mechanical properties equivalent to neat PLA. Importantly, the addition of hydrophobic cellulose/SiO2 at high percent loading could favor landfill degradation of PLA via water absorption ability of cellulose. It was expected that enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose resulted in the formation of lactic acid and silicic acid which consequently catalyzed the hydrolytic degradation (acid hydrolysis) of PLA. The hydrolytic degradation produced carboxylic acid end group which further accelerated the degradation rate.

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Mechanical, Optical, Thermal, and Barrier Properties of Poly (Lactic Acid)/Curcumin Composite Films Prepared Using Twin-Screw Extruder

Food Biophysics ◽

10.1007/s11483-018-9553-4 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 22-29

Author(s):

T Ranjeth Kumar Reddy ◽

Hyun-Joong Kim

Keyword(s):

Lactic Acid ◽

Composite Films ◽

Barrier Properties ◽

Poly Lactic Acid ◽

Twin Screw Extruder ◽

Screw Extruder ◽

Twin Screw

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Poly(Lactic Acid) (PLA)/Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) with Graphene Nanoplatelet (GNP) Nanocomposites

Indonesian Journal of Chemistry ◽

10.22146/ijc.40880 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 276 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Mohd Bijarimi ◽

Noor Shahadah ◽

Azizan Ramli ◽

Said Nurdin ◽

Waleed Alhadadi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Thermal Stability ◽

Lactic Acid ◽

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene ◽

Poly Lactic Acid ◽

Twin Screw Extruder ◽

Melt Blending ◽

Screw Extruder ◽

Graphene Nanoplatelet ◽

Twin Screw ◽

Butadiene Styrene

A melt blending of poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) with 30:70 PLA:ABS was prepared by a twin screw extruder with a die of 25 mm width and 0.5 mm thickness with various loadings of graphene (0–1.0 wt.%). The PLA/ABS blends were evaluated by mechanical, morphology, thermal and interaction of the components of the blend. Results show the incorporation of graphene nanoplatelet (GNP) improved the tensile and modulus properties. Nevertheless, it was observed that at higher GNP loadings i.e. 0.6–1.0 wt.%, both tensile and modulus properties showed a decreasing trend. It was also found that the thermal stability for the blend slightly improved when graphene presence in the blend.

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A Simple-to-Implement Simulator for the Reactive Extrusion of Poly(Lactic Acid) in a Corotating Uniform Twin-Screw Extruder

Prime Archives in Material Science ◽

10.37247/pams2ed.2.2020.6 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

René O Vargas ◽

J Esteban López-Aguilar ◽

Lorenzo A Martínez-Suástegui ◽

Francisco López-Serrano

Keyword(s):

Lactic Acid ◽

Reactive Extrusion ◽

Poly Lactic Acid ◽

Twin Screw Extruder ◽

Screw Extruder ◽

Twin Screw

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Biodegradable binary blend of poly(lactic acid) / polypropylene via twin-screw extruder : Preparation and characterization

10.1063/5.0067619 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Rudzaimi M. ◽

Mohd Bijarimi ◽

Farah Hafidzah ◽

Waleed Alhadadi ◽

MSZ Desa ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Lactic Acid ◽

Poly Lactic Acid ◽

Twin Screw Extruder ◽

Screw Extruder ◽

Binary Blend ◽

Twin Screw

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Poly(Lactic Acid) Filled with Cassava Starch-g-Soybean Oil Maleate

The Scientific World JOURNAL ◽

10.1155/2013/860487 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Nopparut Kiangkitiwan ◽

Kawee Srikulkit

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Lactic Acid ◽

Soybean Oil ◽

Interfacial Adhesion ◽

Cassava Starch ◽

Poly Lactic Acid ◽

Starch Granules ◽

Screw Extruder ◽

Surface Appearance ◽

Twin Screw

Poly(lactic acid), PLA, is a biodegradable polymer, but its applications are limited by its high cost and relatively poorer properties when compared to petroleum-based plastics. The addition of starch powder into PLA is one of the most promising efforts because starch is an abundant and cheap biopolymer. However, the challenge is the major problem associated with poor interfacial adhesion between the hydrophilic starch granules and the hydrophobic PLA, leading to poorer mechanical properties. In this paper, soybean oil maleate (SOMA) was synthesized by grafting soybean oil with various weight percents of maleic anhydride (MA) using dicumyl peroxide (DCP) as an initiator. Then, SOMA was employed for the surface modifying of cassava starch powder, resulting in SOMA-g-STARCH. The obtained SOMA-g-STARCH was mixed with PLA in various weight ratios using twin-screw extruder, resulting in PLA/SOMA-g-STARCH. Finally, the obtained PLA/SOMA-g-STARCH composites were prepared by a compression molding machines. The compatibility, thermal properties, morphology properties, and mechanical properties were characterized and evaluated. The results showed that the compatibility, surface appearance, and mechanical properties at 90 : 10 and 80 : 20 ratios of PLA/SOMA-g-STARCH were the best.

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A Simple-to-Implement Simulator for the Reactive Extrusion of Poly(Lactic Acid) in a Corotating Uniform Twin-Screw Extruder

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering ◽

10.1155/2015/458949 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2015 ◽

pp. 1-13

Author(s):

René O. Vargas ◽

J. Esteban López-Aguilar ◽

Lorenzo A. Martínez-Suástegui ◽

Francisco López-Serrano

Keyword(s):

Lactic Acid ◽

Reactive Extrusion ◽

Poly Lactic Acid ◽

Twin Screw Extruder ◽

Reactive Processing ◽

Screw Extruder ◽

Radical Ring ◽

Practical Applications ◽

Numerical Predictions ◽

Twin Screw

The present paper deals with the poly(lactic acid) (PLA) reactive processing simulation in a uniform corotating twin-screw extruder that can be readily turned into practical applications in pilot and industrial equipment. The simulator provides a cause-effect guide that can be useful for starting an experimental setup in a reactive screw extruder for a biopolymer in a growing industry. The proposed model considers a free radical ring-opening mechanism involving the main characteristic flows inside the extruder and the non-Newtonian behavior of PLA. The characteristic behavior relating reaction rate, average molecular weights, and polydispersity against chamber number are described by S-shaped and monotonically decreasing curves, for the equipment. Numerical predictions show that this simple and easy to implement model accurately reproduces previously reported data and that the impurity concentration exhibits a marked effect over all the variables, except conversion.

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