Bio-based thermoplastic natural rubber based on poly(lactic acid)/ thermoplastic starch/calcium carbonate nanocomposites
2022 (English)In: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, ISSN 0141-8130, E-ISSN 1879-0003, Vol. 208, p. 973-982Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Bio-based thermoplastic natural rubber (TPNR) has recently received much attention due to its sustainability. TPNR based on natural rubber (NR), poly(lactic acid) (PLA), thermoplastic starch (TPS), and nano-precipitated calcium carbonate (NPCC) was fabricated using a twin-screw extruder with two different mixing sequences: MI (NPCC was first compounded with PLA) and MII (NPCC was initially compounded with TPS), and then converted to a sheet through cast sheet extrusion. A constant weight ratio of NR:PLA:TPS at 30:40:30 and varying concentrations of NPCC at 0.5, 1, 3, and 5 wt% were employed. The effects of NPCC and mixing sequence on the properties of NR/PLA/TPS/NPCC nanocomposites were investigated. The NR and TPS phases were dispersed in the PLA matrix. The nanocomposites loaded with a small amount of NPCC (0.5 and 1 wt%) showed increased tensile strength and Young's modulus. NPCC enhanced melt flowability, slightly improved the water vapor barrier property of the NR/PLA/TPS blend and caused decreased T-g, T-cc, and T-m of PLA in the nanocomposites. The PLA phase of the MI nanocomposites contained a higher amount of NPCC, consequently having greater PLA chain scission and poorer tensile properties than that of the MII nanocomposites.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier BV , 2022. Vol. 208, p. 973-982
Keywords [en]
Natural rubber, Poly(lactic acid), Thermoplastic starch, Calcium carbonate, Thermoplastic natural rubber, Extrusion
National Category
Energy Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-313766DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.03.175ISI: 000796999500002PubMedID: 35364197Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85127496846OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-313766DiVA, id: diva2:1667545
Note
QC 20220610
2022-06-102022-06-102022-06-25Bibliographically approved