1
|
Mathew J, Das JP, TP M, Kumar S. Development of poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) PBAT toughened poly (lactic acid) blends 3D printing filament. JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-022-03320-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
|
2
|
Effect of Different Comonomers Added to Graft Copolymers on the Properties of PLA/PPC/PLA-g-GMA Blends. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14194088. [PMID: 36236042 PMCID: PMC9573763 DOI: 10.3390/polym14194088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
The melt-free radical grafting of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) onto poly (lactic acid) (PLA) with styrene (St), α-methylstyrene (AMS), and epoxy resin (EP) as comonomers in a twin-screw extruder was used to prepare PLA-g-GMA graft copolymers. The prepared graft copolymers were then used as compatibilizers to prepare PLA/PPC/PLA-g-GMA blends by melt blending with PLA and polypropylene carbonate (PPC), respectively. The effects of different comonomers in the PLA-g-GMA graft copolymers on the thermal, rheological, optical, and mechanical properties and microstructure of the blends were studied. It was found that the grafting degree of PLA-g-GMA graft copolymers was increased to varying degrees after the introduction of comonomers in the PLA-g-GMA grafting reaction system. When St was used as the comonomer, the grafting degree of the PLA-g-GMA graft copolymer increased most significantly, from 0.8 to 1.6 phr. St as a comonomer also most improved the compatibility between PLA and PPC, and the haze of the blends was reduced while maintaining high transmittance. In addition, the PLA-g-GMA graft copolymer with the introduction of St as a comonomer significantly improved the impact toughness of the blends, while the thermal stability and tensile strength of the blends remained largely unchanged.
Collapse
|
3
|
Cvek M, Paul UC, Zia J, Mancini G, Sedlarik V, Athanassiou A. Biodegradable Films of PLA/PPC and Curcumin as Packaging Materials and Smart Indicators of Food Spoilage. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:14654-14667. [PMID: 35302368 PMCID: PMC8972250 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c02181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
Abstract
Bio-based and biodegradable packaging combined with chemical sensors and indicators has attracted great attention as they can provide protection combined with information on the actual freshness of foodstuffs. In this study, we present an effective, biodegradable, mostly bio-sourced material ideal for sustainable packaging that can also be used as a smart indicator of ammonia (NH3) vapor and food spoilage. The developed material comprises a blend of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and poly(propylene carbonate) (PPC) loaded with curcumin (CCM), which is fabricated via the scalable techniques of melt extrusion and compression molding. Due to the structural similarity of PLA and PPC, they exhibited good compatibility and formed hydrogen bonds within their blends, as proven by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis confirmed that the blends were thermally stable at the used processing temperature (180 °C) with minimal crystallinity. The rheological and mechanical properties of the PLA/PPC blends were easily tuned by changing the ratio of the biopolymers. Supplementing the PLA/PCC samples with CCM resulted in efficient absorption of UV radiation, yet the transparency of the films was preserved (T700 ∼ 68-84%). The investigation of CCM extract in ethanol with the DPPH• assay demonstrated that the samples could also provide effective antioxidant action, due to the tunable release of the CCM. Analyses for water vapor and oxygen permeability showed that the PPC improved the barrier properties of the PLA/PPC blends, while the presence of CCM did not hinder barrier performance. The capacity for real-time detection of NH3 vapor was quantified using the CIELab color space analysis. A change in color of the sample from a yellowish shade to red was observed by the naked eye. Finally, a film of PLA/PPC/CCM was successfully applied as a sticker indicator to monitor the spoilage of shrimps over time, demonstrating an evident color change from yellow to light orange, particularly for the PPC-containing blend. The developed system, therefore, has the potential to serve as a cost-effective, easy-to-use, nondestructive, smart indicator for food packaging, as well as a means for NH3 gas monitoring in industrial and environmental applications.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Martin Cvek
- Centre
of Polymer Systems, University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Trida T. Bati 5678, 760 01 Zlin, Czech Republic
| | - Uttam C. Paul
- Smart
Materials, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 161 63 Genoa, Italy
| | - Jasim Zia
- Smart
Materials, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 161 63 Genoa, Italy
| | - Giorgio Mancini
- Smart
Materials, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 161 63 Genoa, Italy
| | - Vladimir Sedlarik
- Centre
of Polymer Systems, University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Trida T. Bati 5678, 760 01 Zlin, Czech Republic
| | | |
Collapse
|
4
|
Ma Y, Zhang S. Transparent nanocomposites with enhanced performances from poly(propylene carbonate) and silica. J Appl Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/app.51513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Youmei Ma
- College of Chemistry Jilin University Changchun China
| | - Shuling Zhang
- College of Chemistry Jilin University Changchun China
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Li Y, Cheng H, Yu M, Han C, Shi H. Blends of biodegradable poly(ε-caprolactone) and sustainable poly(propylene carbonate) with enhanced mechanical and rheological properties. Colloid Polym Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-021-04931-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
|
6
|
Song L, Li Y, Meng X, Wang T, Shi Y, Wang Y, Shi S, Liu LZ. Crystallization, Structure and Significantly Improved Mechanical Properties of PLA/PPC Blends Compatibilized with PLA-PPC Copolymers Produced by Reactions Initiated with TBT or TDI. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13193245. [PMID: 34641060 PMCID: PMC8512864 DOI: 10.3390/polym13193245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Poly (lactic acid) (PLA)-Poly (propylene carbonate) (PPC) block copolymer compatibilizers are produced in incompatible 70wt%PLA/PPC blend by initiating transesterification with addition of 1% of tetra butyl titanate (TBT) or by chain extension with addition of 2% of 2,4-toluene diisocyanate (TDI). The above blends can have much better mechanical properties than the blend without TBT and TDI. The elongation at break is dramatically larger (114% with 2% of TDI and 60% with 1% of TBT) than the blend without TDI and TBT, with a slightly lower mechanical strength. A small fraction of the copolymer is likely formed in the PLA/PPC blend with addition of TBT, and a significant amount of the copolymer can be made with addition of TDI. The copolymer produced with TDI has PPC as a major content (~70 wt%) and forms a miscible interphase with its own Tg. The crystallinity of the blend with TDI is significantly lower than the blend without TDI, as the PLA blocks of the copolymer in the interphase is hardly to crystallize. The average molecular weight increases significantly with addition of TDI, likely compensating the lower mechanical strength due to lower crystallinity. Material degradation can occur with addition of TBT, but it is very limited with 1% of TBT. However, compared with the blends without TBT, the PLA crystallinity of the blend with 1%TBT increases sharply during the cooling process, which likely compensates the loss of mechanical strength due to the slightly material degradation. The added TDI does not have any significant impact on PLA lamellar packing, but the addition of TBT can make PLA lamellar packing much less ordered, presumably resulted from much smaller PPC domains formed in the blend due to better compatibility.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Lixin Song
- Advanced Manufacturing Institute of Polymer Industry, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang 110142, China; (L.S.); (Y.L.); (X.M.); (T.W.); (Y.S.); (Y.W.)
- Shenyang Advanced Coating Material Industry Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Shenyang 110326, China;
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang 110142, China
| | - Yongchao Li
- Advanced Manufacturing Institute of Polymer Industry, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang 110142, China; (L.S.); (Y.L.); (X.M.); (T.W.); (Y.S.); (Y.W.)
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang 110142, China
| | - Xiangyu Meng
- Advanced Manufacturing Institute of Polymer Industry, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang 110142, China; (L.S.); (Y.L.); (X.M.); (T.W.); (Y.S.); (Y.W.)
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang 110142, China
| | - Ting Wang
- Advanced Manufacturing Institute of Polymer Industry, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang 110142, China; (L.S.); (Y.L.); (X.M.); (T.W.); (Y.S.); (Y.W.)
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang 110142, China
| | - Ying Shi
- Advanced Manufacturing Institute of Polymer Industry, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang 110142, China; (L.S.); (Y.L.); (X.M.); (T.W.); (Y.S.); (Y.W.)
| | - Yuanxia Wang
- Advanced Manufacturing Institute of Polymer Industry, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang 110142, China; (L.S.); (Y.L.); (X.M.); (T.W.); (Y.S.); (Y.W.)
| | - Shengnan Shi
- Shenyang Advanced Coating Material Industry Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Shenyang 110326, China;
| | - Li-Zhi Liu
- Advanced Manufacturing Institute of Polymer Industry, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang 110142, China; (L.S.); (Y.L.); (X.M.); (T.W.); (Y.S.); (Y.W.)
- Correspondence:
| |
Collapse
|
7
|
Shi G, Huang C, Cao X, Liu M, Zhang J, Zheng K, Ma Y. Triple shape memory effect of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer/poly(propylene carbonate) blends with broad composite ratios and phase morphologies. POLYMER 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2021.124144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
|
8
|
Sustainable Blends of Poly(propylene carbonate) and Stereocomplex Polylactide with Enhanced Rheological Properties and Heat Resistance. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-020-2408-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
|
9
|
Yang X, Song J, Wang H, Lin Q, Jin X, Yang X, Li Y. Reactive Comb Polymer Compatibilized Immiscible PVDF/PLLA Blends: Effects of the Main Chain Structure of Compatibilizer. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:E526. [PMID: 32121651 PMCID: PMC7182944 DOI: 10.3390/polym12030526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Revised: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
The compatibilizer with double comb structure has a superior compatibilizing effect for immiscible polymer blends due to the symmetrical structure on both sides of main chains. Extensive study related to the architectural effects of compatibilizer on the compatibilization has mainly focused on the side chains. We investigated the influence of the compatibilizer-main-chain structure on the compatibilizing effect for immiscible poly(vinylidene fluoride)/poly(L-lactic acid) (PVDF/PLLA) blends. Two reactive-comb compatibilizers with polystyrene (PS) and polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) as main chains and PMMA as the side chains have been synthesized. PS is immiscible with both PLLA and PVDF, while PMMA is miscible with PVDF. It was found that both compatibilizers can improve the compatibility between the PLLA and PVDF, with different compatibilization effects. In the PVDF/PLLA (50/50) blends, 1 wt.% poly(styrene-co-glycidyl methacrylate)-graft-poly(methyl methacrylate) (RC-SG) tuned the morphology from the droplet-in-matrix structure to the co-continuous structure, while the blends with poly(methyl methacrylate-co-glycidyl methacrylate)-graft-poly(methyl methacrylate) (RC-MMG) kept the sea-island structure with even 3 wt.% loading. Moreover, RC-SG induces a wider co-continuous interval range than RC-MMG. The co-continuous structure obtained by RC-SG was also more stable than that by RC-MMG. It was further found that RC-SG-compatibilized PVDF/PLLA blends exhibit higher mechanical properties than the RC-MMG-compatibilized blends.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Xin Yang
- College of Materials, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, No. 2318 Yuhangtang Rd., Hangzhou 311121, China; (X.Y.); (H.W.); (Q.L.)
| | - Jinxing Song
- Transfar Zhilian Co. Ltd., Hangzhou 311215, China; (J.S.); (X.J.); (X.Y.)
| | - Hengti Wang
- College of Materials, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, No. 2318 Yuhangtang Rd., Hangzhou 311121, China; (X.Y.); (H.W.); (Q.L.)
| | - Qingqing Lin
- College of Materials, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, No. 2318 Yuhangtang Rd., Hangzhou 311121, China; (X.Y.); (H.W.); (Q.L.)
| | - Xianhua Jin
- Transfar Zhilian Co. Ltd., Hangzhou 311215, China; (J.S.); (X.J.); (X.Y.)
| | - Xin Yang
- Transfar Zhilian Co. Ltd., Hangzhou 311215, China; (J.S.); (X.J.); (X.Y.)
| | - Yongjin Li
- College of Materials, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, No. 2318 Yuhangtang Rd., Hangzhou 311121, China; (X.Y.); (H.W.); (Q.L.)
| |
Collapse
|
10
|
Calderón BA, Bauer ME, Thompson CW, Sobkowicz MJ. Kinetic Model of Maleic Anhydride Grafting onto Poly(Propylene Carbonate) during Melt Compounding. MACROMOL THEOR SIMUL 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/mats.201900038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Bárbara A. Calderón
- Department of Plastics Engineering University of Massachusetts Lowell One University Ave. Lowell MA 01854 USA
| | - Michel E. Bauer
- Institute for System Dynamics University of Stuttgart Waldburgstr, 17/19 D‐70563 Stuttgart Germany
| | - Conor W. Thompson
- Department of Plastics Engineering University of Massachusetts Lowell One University Ave. Lowell MA 01854 USA
| | - Margaret J. Sobkowicz
- Department of Plastics Engineering University of Massachusetts Lowell One University Ave. Lowell MA 01854 USA
| |
Collapse
|
11
|
Toughened Poly(Lactic Acid)-PLA Formulations by Binary Blends with Poly(Butylene Succinate -co-Adipate)-PBSA and Their Shape Memory Behaviour. MATERIALS 2019; 12:ma12040622. [PMID: 30791485 PMCID: PMC6416577 DOI: 10.3390/ma12040622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
This study reports the effect of poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) (PBSA) on the mechanical performance and shape memory behavior of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) specimens that were manufactured by injection molding and hot-press molding. The poor miscibility between PLA and PBSA was minimized by the addition of an epoxy styrene-acrylic oligomer (ESAO), which was commercially named Joncryl®. It was incorporated during the extrusion process. Tensile, impact strength, and hardness tests were carried out following international standards. PLA/PBSA blends with improved mechanical properties were obtained, which highlighted the sample that was compatibilized with ESAO, leading to a remarkable enhancement in elongation at break, but showing poor shape memory behaviour. Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) images showed how the ductile properties were improved, while PBSA loading increased, thus leading to minimizing the brittleness of neat PLA. The differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis revealed the low miscibility between these two polymers and the improving effect of PBSA in PLA crystallization. The bending test carried out on the sheets of PLA/PBSA blends showed the direct influence that the PBSA has on the reduction of the shape memory that is intrinsically offered by neat PLA.
Collapse
|