Influence of the admicelled poly(methyl methacrylate) on the compatibility and toughness of poly(lactic acid)

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 662-673
Author(s):  
Angkana Pongpilaipruet ◽  
Rathanawan Magaraphan

Abstract

2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (52) ◽  
pp. 21913-21925
Author(s):  
Tomoyuki Ikai ◽  
Satoshi Kawabata ◽  
Fumihiko Mamiya ◽  
Daisuke Taura ◽  
Naoki Ousaka ◽  
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2020 ◽  
pp. 089270572093078
Author(s):  
Ander Orue ◽  
Jon Anakabe ◽  
Ane Miren Zaldua-Huici ◽  
Arantxa Eceiza ◽  
Aitor Arbelaiz

The interest on poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) blends has increased during the last years due to their promising properties. The novelty of the current work focuses on the preparation and characterization of biocomposites based on PLA/PMMA matrix and NaOH-treated sisal fibers. The effect of the addition of treated sisal fibers on the physico-mechanical properties of high polylactide content composites was studied. For this purpose, PLA/PMMA blend (80/20 wt%) was prepared by melt-blending and reinforced with different fiber contents. Although composites showed interesting specific tensile properties, the estimated heat deflection temperature (HDT), that is, the maximum temperature at which a polymer system can be used as a rigid material, barely increased 4°C respect to unreinforced system. After the annealing process, the HDT of the unreinforced polymer blend increased around 25°C, whereas the composites showed an increase of at least 38°C. Nonetheless, the specific tensile strength of composite decreased approximately 48% because the adhesion between fiber and polymer matrix was damaged and cracks were formed during annealing process.


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