Journal
JOURNAL OF RENEWABLE MATERIALS
Volume 4, Issue 4, Pages 258-265Publisher
SCRIVENER PUBLISHING LLC
DOI: 10.7569/JRM.2016.634117
Keywords
Poly(lactic acid); poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate); nanocomposites; clays; montmorillonite
Funding
- Conicyt [PICT-2011-2690]
- CONICET
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Poly(lactic acid)/poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PLA/PBAT)-based nanocomposites were prepared by melt blending of PLA and PBAT with 5 wt% of unmodified (Cloisite Na) and modified (Cloisite 30B) montmorillonites. X-ray diffraction (XRD) revealed an intercalated structure in both nanocomposites. The extent of the intercalation was higher for nanocomposites based on modified clays (OMMT) with chemical affinity with the polymer matrix. Rheological measurements have shown an increase in viscosity and a better degree of clay dispersion for nanocomposites containing OMMT. Nanocomposites with OMMT showed lower PBAT separated phase particle size and improvements in thermal stability, mechanical properties and water vapor barrier when compared with the neat blend. Finally, our results showed that the organically modified clay has a higher affinity than natural clay with the studied polymer blend.
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