Mechanical and Thermal Oxidation Behavior of Poly(Lactic Acid)/Halloysite Nanotube Nanocomposites Containing N,N′-Ethylenebis(Stearamide) and SEBS-g-MA
- Universiti Sains Malaysia, School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering (Malaysia)
- Universiti Sains Malaysia, School of Industrial Technology (Malaysia)
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/halloysite nanotube (HNT) nanocomposites were prepared using melt compounding followed by compression molding. Maleic anhydride grafted styrene–ethylene/butylene–styrene copolymer (SEBS-g-MA) and N,N′-ethylenebis(stearamide) (EBS) were used to improve the impact properties of PLA nanocomposites. The properties of PLA/HNT nanocomposites were characterized by tensile and impact tests, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermal analysis (DSC and TGA), and morphological analysis (FESEM and TEM). In addition, the oxidation onset temperature (OOT) was determined using DSC. The PLA/HNT6/EBS5 nanocomposites gives higher impact strength improvement (98%) compared to that of PLA/HNT6/SEBS-g-MA5 (77%). Also, the PLA/HNT6/EBS5 exhibited higher OOT compared to that of PLA/HNT6/SEBS-g-MA5 nanocomposites.
- OSTI ID:
- 22788068
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Polymers and the Environment, Vol. 26, Issue 7; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2018 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature; http://www.springer-ny.com; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1566-2543
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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