Correlating the morphology of poly(L-lactide)/poly(butylene succinate)/graphene oxide blends nanocomposites with their crystallization behavior
Bio-based blend nanocomposites of poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) and poly(butylene succinate) (PBS), with different concentrations (from 0.1 to 0.5 wt%) of graphene oxide (GO), are prepared via solution dispersion of PBS/GO followed by melt blending with PLLA in a 70/30 PLLA/PBS weight ratio. Scanning a...
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| author | S. E. Fenni O. Monticelli L. Conzatti R. Doufnoune P. Stagnaro N. Haddaoui D. Cavallo |
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| description | Bio-based blend nanocomposites of poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) and poly(butylene succinate) (PBS), with different concentrations (from 0.1 to 0.5 wt%) of graphene oxide (GO), are prepared via solution dispersion of PBS/GO followed by melt blending with PLLA in a 70/30 PLLA/PBS weight ratio. Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy reveals micron-sized droplets of PBS in the PLLA matrix with the GO nanofiller preferentially found in the PBS phase. The GO acts as nucleating agent for both semicrystalline polymers. The nanofiller nucleating effect is compared to the one of own selfnuclei for each polymer, to define a convenient nucleating efficiency (NE) scale. A value of around 80% is determined for GO towards PBS, among the highest NEs ever reported for this polymer. On the other hand, the efficiency in nucleating PLLA is equal to a modest 15%, also due to the uneven distribution of the nanofiller in the two polymers. A close relationship between the nanocomposite morphology and crystallization behavior of the two different polymers is thus established. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-806ba17f3aff4e859aa6ca72e15f1d0d2025-08-20T03:37:01ZengBudapest University of Technology and EconomicseXPRESS Polymer Letters1788-618X2018-01-01121587010.3144/expresspolymlett.2018.5Correlating the morphology of poly(L-lactide)/poly(butylene succinate)/graphene oxide blends nanocomposites with their crystallization behaviorS. E. FenniO. MonticelliL. ConzattiR. DoufnouneP. StagnaroN. HaddaouiD. CavalloBio-based blend nanocomposites of poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) and poly(butylene succinate) (PBS), with different concentrations (from 0.1 to 0.5 wt%) of graphene oxide (GO), are prepared via solution dispersion of PBS/GO followed by melt blending with PLLA in a 70/30 PLLA/PBS weight ratio. Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy reveals micron-sized droplets of PBS in the PLLA matrix with the GO nanofiller preferentially found in the PBS phase. The GO acts as nucleating agent for both semicrystalline polymers. The nanofiller nucleating effect is compared to the one of own selfnuclei for each polymer, to define a convenient nucleating efficiency (NE) scale. A value of around 80% is determined for GO towards PBS, among the highest NEs ever reported for this polymer. On the other hand, the efficiency in nucleating PLLA is equal to a modest 15%, also due to the uneven distribution of the nanofiller in the two polymers. A close relationship between the nanocomposite morphology and crystallization behavior of the two different polymers is thus established.http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0008572&mi=cdPolymer blends and alloysnanocompositespolymer crystallization |
| spellingShingle | S. E. Fenni O. Monticelli L. Conzatti R. Doufnoune P. Stagnaro N. Haddaoui D. Cavallo Correlating the morphology of poly(L-lactide)/poly(butylene succinate)/graphene oxide blends nanocomposites with their crystallization behavior eXPRESS Polymer Letters Polymer blends and alloys nanocomposites polymer crystallization |
| title | Correlating the morphology of poly(L-lactide)/poly(butylene succinate)/graphene oxide blends nanocomposites with their crystallization behavior |
| title_full | Correlating the morphology of poly(L-lactide)/poly(butylene succinate)/graphene oxide blends nanocomposites with their crystallization behavior |
| title_fullStr | Correlating the morphology of poly(L-lactide)/poly(butylene succinate)/graphene oxide blends nanocomposites with their crystallization behavior |
| title_full_unstemmed | Correlating the morphology of poly(L-lactide)/poly(butylene succinate)/graphene oxide blends nanocomposites with their crystallization behavior |
| title_short | Correlating the morphology of poly(L-lactide)/poly(butylene succinate)/graphene oxide blends nanocomposites with their crystallization behavior |
| title_sort | correlating the morphology of poly l lactide poly butylene succinate graphene oxide blends nanocomposites with their crystallization behavior |
| topic | Polymer blends and alloys nanocomposites polymer crystallization |
| url | http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0008572&mi=cd |
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