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- Title
Physical properties of poly lactic acid/clay nanocomposite films: Effect of filler content and annealing treatment.
- Authors
Russo, Pietro; Cammarano, Sara; Bilotti, Emiliano; Peijs, Ton; Cerruti, Pierfrancesco; Acierno, Domenico
- Abstract
ABSTRACT Polylactic acid (PLA)-based nanocomposite films, containing up to 5% by weight of two types of nanoclays: sepiolite needle-like clay and halloysite nanotube clay, were prepared via industrially viable melt processing route. Clays modify the crystallinity of the hosting PLA affecting its gas barrier and mechanical properties. Annealing treatments of composite films were found to be critical in the optimization of these properties with an additional enhancement in crystallinity and stiffness especially in presence of clays. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014, 131, 39798.
- Subjects
CLAY; POLYLACTIC acid; NANOCOMPOSITE materials; ANNEALING of crystals; MEERSCHAUM; MECHANICAL properties of polymers
- Publication
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2014, Vol 131, Issue 2, pn/a
- ISSN
0021-8995
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/app.39798