Plasticized and nanofilled poly(lactic acid) nanocomposites: mechanical, thermal and morphology properties

• Main Authors: Chieng, Buong Woei, Ibrahim, Nor Azowa, Then, Yoon Yee, Loo, Yuet Ying
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Trans Tech Publications 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27894/1/Plasticized%20and%20nanofilled%20poly%28lactic%20acid%29%20nanocomposites%20Mechanical%2C%20thermal%20and%20morphology%20properties.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27894/; http://www.scientific.net/MSF.846.429

Poly(lactic acid) (PLA)-based nanocomposites filled with graphene nanoplatelets (xGnP) and containing epoxidized palm oil (EPO) as plasticizer were prepared by melt blending method. PLA was first plasticized by EPO to improve its flexibility and thereby overcome its problem of brittleness. Then, xGn...