Reactive Blending in Screw Extruders

2001 ◽  
pp. 142-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guo-Hua Hu
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Blending ◽  
Screw Extruders

Reactive Blending in a Twin Screw Extruder

1996 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. De Loor ◽  
P. Cassagnau ◽  
A. Michel ◽  
L. Delamare ◽  
B. Vergnes
Keyword(s):  
Twin Screw Extruder ◽  
Reactive Blending ◽  
Screw Extruder ◽  
Twin Screw

scholarly journals Reaction Mechanism and Mechanical Property Improvement of Poly(Lactic Acid) Reactive Blending with Epoxy Resin

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 2429
Author(s):  
Krittameth Kiatiporntipthak ◽  
Nanthicha Thajai ◽  
Thidarat Kanthiya ◽  
Pornchai Rachtanapun ◽  
Noppol Leksawasdi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Epoxy Resin ◽  
Softening Temperature ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽  
Nanoparticle Dispersion ◽  
Reactive Blending ◽  
Partial Miscibility ◽  
Epoxy Blends ◽  
Epoxy Content

Polylactic acid (PLA) was melt-blended with epoxy resin to study the effects of the reaction on the mechanical and thermal properties of the PLA. The addition of 0.5% (wt/wt) epoxy to PLA increased the maximum tensile strength of PLA (57.5 MPa) to 67 MPa, whereas the 20% epoxy improved the elongation at break to 12%, due to crosslinking caused by the epoxy reaction. The morphology of the PLA/epoxy blends showed epoxy nanoparticle dispersion in the PLA matrix that presented a smooth fracture surface with a high epoxy content. The glass transition temperature of PLA decreased with an increasing epoxy content owing to the partial miscibility between PLA and the epoxy resin. The Vicat softening temperature of the PLA was 59 °C and increased to 64.6 °C for 0.5% epoxy. NMR confirmed the reaction between the -COOH groups of PLA and the epoxy groups of the epoxy resin. This reaction, and partial miscibility of the PLA/epoxy blend, improved the interfacial crosslinking, morphology, thermal properties, and mechanical properties of the blends.

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