Effect of cellulose nanocrystal polymorphs on mechanical, barrier and thermal properties of poly(lactic acid) based bionanocomposites

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (74) ◽  
pp. 60426-60440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prodyut Dhar ◽  
Debashis Tarafder ◽  
Amit Kumar ◽  
Vimal Katiyar

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) using different cellulose polymorphs have been fabricated from raw bamboo pulp. Their structural and morphological effects on the mechanical, barrier and thermal properties of poly(lactic acid) have been investigated.

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (41) ◽  
pp. 32350-32357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weijun Yang ◽  
Franco Dominici ◽  
Elena Fortunati ◽  
José M. Kenny ◽  
Debora Puglia

This article reports the preparation, by means of a masterbatch procedure, of poly (lactic acid) (PLA)/cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) films via premixing 1% wt of CNC into PLA or glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) grafted PLA (g-PLA).


2013 ◽  
Vol 131 (6) ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuyue Qin ◽  
Jiyi Yang ◽  
Minglong Yuan ◽  
Jing Xue ◽  
Jianxin Chao ◽  
...  

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (77) ◽  
pp. 73879-73886 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae-Gyoung Gwon ◽  
Hye-Jung Cho ◽  
Sang-Jin Chun ◽  
Soo Lee ◽  
Qinglin Wu ◽  
...  

Although chemical modifications of CNCs have been successfully adopted to enhance their dispersibility in apolar matrices and solvents, the problem of the dispersion level of mCNCs in apolar matrices above a certain loading of nanoparticles remains an issue.


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1076
Author(s):  
Masrat Rasheed ◽  
Mohammad Jawaid ◽  
Bisma Parveez

The purpose of this work was to investigate the effect of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) from bamboo fiber on the properties of poly (lactic acid) (PLA)/poly (butylene succinate) (PBS) composites fabricated by melt mixing at 175 °C and then hot pressing at 180 °C. PBS and CNC (0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5 wt.%) were added to improvise the properties of PLA. The morphological, physiochemical and crystallinity properties of nanocomposites were analysed by field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffractometry (XRD), respectively. The thermal and tensile properties were analysed by thermogravimetic analysis (TGA), Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and Universal testing machine (UTM). PLA-PBS blend shows homogeneous morphology while the composite shows rod-like CNC particles, which are embedded in the polymer matrix. The uniform distribution of CNC particles in the nanocomposites improves their thermal stability, tensile strength and tensile modulus up to 1 wt.%; however, their elongation at break decreases. Thus, CNC addition in PLA-PBS matrix improves structural and thermal properties of the composite. The composite, thus developed, using CNC (a natural fiber) and PLA-PBS (biodegradable polymers) could be of immense importance as they could allow complete degradation in soil, making it a potential alternative material to existing packaging materials in the market that could be environment friendly.


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 63-76
Author(s):  
Wei Keat Ng ◽  
Wen Shyang Chow ◽  
Hanafi Ismail

Cellulose nanocrystals were extracted from agricultural waste corn cob using acid hydrolysis followed by freeze drying. Poly(lactic acid)/corn cob cellulose nanocrystals (PLA/CCNC) composites were prepared using solvent casting. The properties of CCNC were characterized using transmission electron microscope (TEM), zeta potential analyzer, and thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA). The effects of CCNC on the thermal properties of PLA were examined using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and TGA. From the SEM and TEM results, the irregular shaped and micron-sized corn cob powder was transformed to needle-like shaped nanocellulose (aspect ratio approximately 30.80) after the acid hydrolysis process. TGA results show that the thermal stability of CCNC is higher than that of corn cob powder. The zeta potential of CCNC is −24.6 mV, which indicates there is a repulsion force between the individual CCNC and making them disperse uniformly and stable in aqueous media. DSC and TGA results show that the crystallinity and thermal stability of PLA were increased by the incorporation of CCNC. This demonstrates that the CCNC is a potential bio-nanofiller with good thermal stability and nucleating-ability for PLA.


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