Novel toughened polylactic acid nanocomposite: Mechanical, thermal and morphological properties

• Main Authors: Balakrishnan, Harintharavimal, Hassan, Azman, Wahit, Mat Uzir, Yussuf, A. A., Abdul Razak, Shamsul Bahri
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2010
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/26312/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2010.02.008

The objective of the study is to develop a noveltoughenedpolylacticacid (PLA) nanocomposite. The effects of linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) and organophilic modified montmorillonite (MMT) on mechanical, thermal and morphologicalproperties of PLA were investigated. LLDPE toughened PLA nanocom...