Progress in Toughening Poly(Lactic Acid) with Renewable Polymers

Reinforcement effect of poly(butylene succinate) (PBS)-grafted cellulose nanocrystal on toughened PBS/polylactic acid blends

(2016) Xuzhen Zhang et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Biorenewable Tough Blends of Polylactide and Acrylated Epoxidized Soybean Oil Compatibilized by a Polylactide Star Polymer

(2016) Sheli C. Mauck et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Compatibility, mechanical properties and stability of blends of polylactide and polyurethane based on poly(ethylene glycol)-b-polylactide copolymers by chain extension with diisocyanate

(2016) Lidong Feng et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Microwave Synthesis and Melt Blending of Glycerol Based Toughening Agent with Poly(lactic acid)

(2016) Gildas Coativy et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Perspective on Polylactic Acid (PLA) based Sustainable Materials for Durable Applications: Focus on Toughness and Heat Resistance

(2016) Vidhya Nagarajan et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Blending poly(butylene succinate) with poly(lactic acid): Ductility and phase inversion effects

(2015) Y. Deng et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Morphological structure, thermal and mechanical properties of tough poly(lactic acid) upon stereocomplexes

(2015) Fei Qi et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Fatty acid-based thermoplastic poly(ester-amide) as toughening and crystallization improver of poly(l-lactide)

(2015) Thomas Lebarbé et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Plasticization of poly(lactic acid) through blending with oligomers of lactic acid: Effect of the physical aging on properties

(2015) Roberto Avolio et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

New insights into the curing of epoxidized linseed oil with dicarboxylic acids

(2015) Cheng Ding et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Biobased Heat-Triggered Shape-Memory Polymers Based on Polylactide/Epoxidized Natural Rubber Blend System Fabricated via Peroxide-Induced Dynamic Vulcanization: Co-continuous Phase Structure, Shape Memory Behavior, and Interfacial Compatibilization

(2015) Yukun Chen et al.   INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

Epoxidized natural rubber toughened poly(lactic acid)/halloysite nanocomposites with high activation energy of water diffusion

(2015) Wei Ling Tham et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

Epoxidized soybean oil-plasticized poly(lactic acid) films performance as impacted by storage

(2015) Cheng Xing et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

Solubility factors as screening tools of biodegradable toughening agents of polylactide

(2015) Alexandre Ruellan et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

Nucleation Ability of Thermally Reduced Graphene Oxide for Polylactide: Role of Size and Structural Integrity

(2015) Yuan-Ying Liang et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Supertoughened Biobased Poly(lactic acid)–Epoxidized Natural Rubber Thermoplastic Vulcanizates: Fabrication, Co-continuous Phase Structure, Interfacial in Situ Compatibilization, and Toughening Mechanism

(2015) Youhong Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Tailoring Polylactide Properties for Automotive Applications: Effects of Co-Addition of Halloysite Nanotubes and Selected Plasticizer

(2015) Delphine Notta-Cuvier et al.   MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING

Two Step Extrusion Process: From Thermal Recycling of PHB to Plasticized PLA by Reactive Extrusion Grafting of PHB Degradation Products onto PLA Chains

(2015) Xi Yang et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Free radical competitions in polylactide/bio-based thermoplastic polyurethane/ free radical initiator ternary blends and their final properties

(2015) Lisheng Zhang et al.   POLYMER

Super toughened biodegradable polylactide blends with non-linear copolymer interfacial architecture obtained via facile in-situ reactive compatibilization

(2015) Vincent Ojijo et al.   POLYMER

Properties regulation of poly(butylene succinate) ionomers through their ionic group distribution

(2015) Liang Lv et al.   POLYMER

Direct copolycondensation of biobased elastomers based on lactic acid with tunable and versatile properties

(2015) Xiaoran Hu et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Mechanism of Toughening in Rubber Toughened Polyolefin—A Review

(2015) Bishnu P. Panda et al.   POLYMER-PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING

Enhanced crystallization rate of biodegradable poly(butylene succinate-co-ethylene succinate) by poly(butylene fumarate) as an efficient polymeric nucleating agent

(2015) Fan Meng et al.   RSC Advances

Remarkably Enhanced Impact Toughness and Heat Resistance of poly(l-Lactide)/Thermoplastic Polyurethane Blends by Constructing Stereocomplex Crystallites in the Matrix

(2015) Zhenwei Liu et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

PLLA/ABS Blends Compatibilized by Reactive Comb Polymers: Double Tg Depression and Significantly Improved Toughness

(2015) Wenyong Dong et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Fully Biobased Shape Memory Material Based on Novel Cocontinuous Structure in Poly(Lactic Acid)/Natural Rubber TPVs Fabricated via Peroxide-Induced Dynamic Vulcanization and in Situ Interfacial Compatibilization

(2015) Daosheng Yuan et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Enhancing Thermomechanical Properties and Heat Distortion Resistance of Poly(l-lactide) with High Crystallinity under High Cooling Rate

(2015) Hai-Yan Yin et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Synthesis and Verification of Biobased Terephthalic Acid from Furfural

(2015) Yuya Tachibana et al.   Scientific Reports

Supertough Polylactide Materials Prepared through In Situ Reactive Blending with PEG-Based Diacrylate Monomer

(2014) Huagao Fang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Dynamically Vulcanized Biobased Polylactide/Natural Rubber Blend Material with Continuous Cross-Linked Rubber Phase

(2014) Yukun Chen et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Fully Biobased and Supertough Polylactide-Based Thermoplastic Vulcanizates Fabricated by Peroxide-Induced Dynamic Vulcanization and Interfacial Compatibilization

(2014) Guang-Chen Liu et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Unprecedented Access to Strong and Ductile Poly(lactic acid) by Introducing In Situ Nanofibrillar Poly(butylene succinate) for Green Packaging

(2014) Lan Xie et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Improvement in toughness of polylactide by melt blending with bio-based poly(ester)urethane

(2014) Rui-lei Yu et al.   CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE

Removal of hardness by electrodialysis using homogeneous and heterogeneous ion exchange membranes

(2014) Belgin Karabacakoğlu et al.   Desalination and Water Treatment

Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA): Review of synthesis, characteristics, processing and potential applications in packaging

(2014) E. Bugnicourt et al.   Express Polymer Letters

Toughening of poly(lactic acid) with the renewable bioplastic poly(trimethylene malonate)

(2014) Ersan Eyiler et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

Preparation and performance evaluation of castor oil-based polyurethane prepolymer/polylactide blends

(2014) T. Gurunathan et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

Evidences of Transesterification, Chain Branching and Cross-Linking in a Biopolyester Commercial Blend upon Reaction with Dicumyl Peroxide in the Melt

(2014) Francesca Signori et al.   MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING

Biodegradable tough blends of poly( L -lactide) and poly(castor oil)–poly( L -lactide) copolymer

(2014) Shaoyong Huang et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

Bio-based triblock copolymers from natural rubber and poly(lactic acid): Synthesis and application in polymer blending

(2014) Wannapa Chumeka et al.   POLYMER

Synthesis and characterization of segmented poly(butylene succinate) urethane ionenes containing secondary amine cation

(2014) Fang Wu et al.   POLYMER

In-situ compatibilization of poly(lactic acid) and poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) blends by using dicumyl peroxide as a free-radical initiator

(2014) P. Ma et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Reactive compatibilization of poly(l-lactide)/poly(butylene succinate) blends through polyester maleation: from materials to properties

(2014) Olivier Persenaire et al.   POLYMER INTERNATIONAL

Sunflower-oil biodiesel-oligoesters/polylactide blends: Plasticizing effect and ageing

(2014) Evelise F. Santos et al.   POLYMER TESTING

Crosslinked bicontinuous biobased polylactide/natural rubber materials: Super toughness, “net-like”-structure of NR phase and excellent interfacial adhesion

(2014) Daosheng Yuan et al.   POLYMER TESTING

Composition dependence of physical properties of biodegradable poly(ethylene succinate) urethane ionenes

(2014) Fang Wu et al.   RSC Advances

Toughening mechanism behind intriguing stress–strain curves in tensile tests of highly enhanced compatibilization of biodegradable poly(lactic acid)/poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) blends

(2014) Yijie Bian et al.   RSC Advances

Super-tough poly(l-lactide)/crosslinked polyurethane blends with tunable impact toughness

(2014) Yi-Song He et al.   RSC Advances

Synthesis of Fatty Acid-Based Polyesters and Their Blends with Poly(l-lactide) as a Way To Tailor PLLA Toughness

(2014) Thomas Lebarbé et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Toughening of Biodegradable Polylactide/Poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) Blends via in Situ Reactive Compatibilization

(2013) Vincent Ojijo et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Novel membrane-based biotechnological alternative process for succinic acid production and chemical synthesis of bio-based poly (butylene succinate)

(2013) Caixia Wang et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Tough blends of poly(lactide) and amorphous poly([R,S]-3-hydroxy butyrate) – morphology and properties

(2013) Zbigniew Bartczak et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Toughening of poly (lactic acid) by poly (β-hydroxybutyrate-co-β-hydroxyvalerate) with high β-hydroxyvalerate content

(2013) P. Ma et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Enhanced ductility of polylactide materials: Reactive blending with pre-hot sheared natural rubber

(2013) Chunmei Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH

Flexibility Improvement of Poly(L-lactide) by Reactive Blending With Poly(ether urethane) Containing Poly(ethylene glycol) Blocks

(2013) Lidong Feng et al.   MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Continuous Blending Approach in the Manufacture of Epoxidized Soybean-Plasticized Poly(lactic acid) Sheets and Films

(2013) Shalini Vijayarajan et al.   MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING

Biodegradable “Core–Shell” Rubber Nanoparticles and Their Toughening of Poly(lactides)

(2013) Yang Sun et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Employing a novel bioelastomer to toughen polylactide

(2013) Hailan Kang et al.   POLYMER

Toughening of poly(l-lactide) with poly(ε-caprolactone): Combined effects of matrix crystallization and impact modifier particle size

(2013) Hongwei Bai et al.   POLYMER

In situ formed crosslinked polyurethane toughened polylactide

(2013) Guang-Chen Liu et al.   Polymer Chemistry

High-performance biosourced poly(lactic acid)/polyamide 11 blends with controlled salami structure

(2013) Wenyong Dong et al.   POLYMER INTERNATIONAL

Biobased plastics and bionanocomposites: Current status and future opportunities

(2013) Murali M. Reddy et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Super toughening of the poly(l-lactide)/thermoplastic polyurethane blends by carbon nanotubes

(2013) Yun-yun Shi et al.   RSC Advances

Role of Specific Interfacial Area in Controlling Properties of Immiscible Blends of Biodegradable Polylactide and Poly[(butylene succinate)-co-adipate]

(2012) Vincent Ojijo et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Tailoring Impact Toughness of Poly(l-lactide)/Poly(ε-caprolactone) (PLLA/PCL) Blends by Controlling Crystallization of PLLA Matrix

(2012) Hongwei Bai et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Toughening of polylactide by tailoring phase-morphology with P[CL-co-LA] random copolyesters as biodegradable impact modifiers

(2012) Jérémy Odent et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Synthesis and Properties of Biodegradable Poly(butylene succinate-co-diethylene glycol succinate) Copolymers

(2012) Jian-Bing Zeng et al.   INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

Liquefied biomass derived plasticizer for polylactide

(2012) Edwin Azwar et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Study on the Effect of Dicumyl Peroxide on Structure and Properties of Poly(Lactic Acid)/Natural Rubber Blend

(2012) Yun Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Thermal, mechanical and rheological properties of polylactide toughened by expoxidized natural rubber

(2012) Chunmei Zhang et al.   MATERIALS & DESIGN

Effect of midblock on the morphology and properties of blends of ABA triblock copolymers of PDLA-mid-block-PDLA with PLLA

(2012) Sahas R. Rathi et al.   POLYMER

Preparation and characterization of polylactide/poly(polyethylene glycol-co-citric acid) blends

(2012) Zongyan Gui et al.   POLYMER BULLETIN

Morphology and properties of the biosourced poly(lactic acid)/poly(ethylene oxide-b-amide-12) blends

(2012) Lijing Han et al.   POLYMER COMPOSITES

Characterization and ageing study of poly(lactic acid) films plasticized with oligomeric lactic acid

(2012) Nuria Burgos et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Thermal, mechanical, and rheological properties of polylactide/poly(1,2-propylene glycol adipate)

(2012) Huiliang Zhang et al.   POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE

Effect of crystallization on microstructure and mechanical properties of poly[(ethylene oxide)-block-(amide-12)]-toughened poly(lactic acid) blend

(2012) Lijing Han et al.   POLYMER INTERNATIONAL

Miscibility, crystallization and mechanical properties of biodegradable blends of poly(l-lactic acid) and poly(butylene succinate-b-ethylene succinate) multiblock copolymer

(2012) Ling Jiao et al.   THERMOCHIMICA ACTA

Urethane Ionic Groups Induced Rapid Crystallization of Biodegradable Poly(ethylene succinate)

(2012) Jian-Bing Zeng et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Tough Blends of Polylactide and Castor Oil

(2011) Megan L. Robertson et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Improving Flexibility of Poly(l-lactide) by Blending with Poly(l-lactic acid) Based Poly(ester-urethane): Morphology, Mechanical Properties, and Crystallization Behaviors

(2011) Jian-Bing Zeng et al.   INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

Preparation and characterization of biodegradable polylactide/thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer blends

(2011) Juan-Juan Han et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

Research progress in toughening modification of poly(lactic acid)

(2011) Hongzhi Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS

Analysis of the Structure-Properties Relationships of Different Multiphase Systems Based on Plasticized Poly(Lactic Acid)

(2011) Cécile Courgneau et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Control of Crystal Morphology in Poly(l-lactide) by Adding Nucleating Agent

(2011) Hongwei Bai et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Interaction of Microstructure and Interfacial Adhesion on Impact Performance of Polylactide (PLA) Ternary Blends

(2011) Hongzhi Liu et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Structure and properties of polylactide/natural rubber blends

(2011) N. Bitinis et al.   MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Failure mechanisms in polyolefines: The role of crazing, shear yielding and the entanglement network

(2011) Rudy A.C. Deblieck et al.   POLYMER

Toughening semicrystalline poly(lactic acid) by morphology alteration

(2011) Sahas Rathi et al.   POLYMER

Morphology, thermal behavior and mechanical properties of binary blends of compatible biosourced polymers: Polylactide/polyamide11

(2011) G. Stoclet et al.   POLYMER

Effects of reactive blending temperature on impact toughness of poly(lactic acid) ternary blends

(2011) Hongzhi Liu et al.   POLYMER

From miscible to partially miscible biodegradable double crystalline poly(ethylene succinate)-b-poly(butylene succinate) multiblock copolymers

(2011) Jian-Bing Zeng et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Toughening of polylactide with natural rubber grafted with poly(butyl acrylate)

(2011) Chunmei Zhang et al.   POLYMER INTERNATIONAL

Synthesis and Recycle of Poly(L-lactic acid) using Microwave Irradiation

(2011) Koichi Hirao et al.   Polymer Reviews

Effect of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) on the thermal, mechanical and morphological property of biodegradable PLA/PBAT blend and its nanocomposites

(2010) Mukesh Kumar et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Poly(butylene succinate) and its copolymers: Research, development and industrialization

(2010) Jun Xu et al.   Biotechnology Journal

Bio-based blends of starch and poly(butylene succinate) with improved miscibility, mechanical properties, and reduced water absorption

(2010) Jian-Bing Zeng et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Flame-retardant Polyamide 11 and 12 Nanocomposites: Processing, Morphology, and Mechanical Properties

(2010) S.C. Lao et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS

Impact Modification of Polylactide with a Biodegradable Ethylene/Acrylate Copolymer

(2010) Kojo A. Afrifah et al.   MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING

Super Toughened Poly(lactic acid) Ternary Blends by Simultaneous Dynamic Vulcanization and Interfacial Compatibilization

(2010) Hongzhi Liu et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Reactive Compatibilization of Poly(l-lactide) and Conjugated Soybean Oil

(2010) William M. Gramlich et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Isothermal Crystallization of Poly(l-lactide) Induced by Graphene Nanosheets and Carbon Nanotubes: A Comparative Study

(2010) Jia-Zhuang Xu et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Toughening of Polylactide with Polymerized Soybean Oil

(2010) Megan L. Robertson et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Structure-properties of super-tough PLA alloy with excellent heat resistance

(2010) Kazuhiro Hashima et al.   POLYMER

Phase Inversion in Polylactide/Soybean Oil Blends Compatibilized by Poly(isoprene-b-lactide) Block Copolymers

(2009) Kwanho Chang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Compatibility and phase structure of binary blends of poly(lactic acid) and glycidyl methacrylate grafted poly(ethylene octane)

(2009) Zhizhong Su et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Plasticization of poly(lactide) with blends of tributyl citrate and low molecular weight poly(d,l-lactide)-b-poly(ethylene glycol) copolymers

(2009) Yahia Lemmouchi et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Synthesis and Properties of Poly(Ester Urethane)s Consisting of Poly(l-Lactic Acid) and Poly(Ethylene Succinate) Segments

(2009) Jian-Bing Zeng et al.   INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

Properties of Poly(lactic acid)/Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)/Nanoparticle Ternary Composites

(2009) Long Jiang et al.   INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

Quantitative analysis for reaction between epoxidized natural rubber and poly (L-lactide) through1H-NMR spectroscopy

(2009) Takayuki Saito et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

Synthesis of high-molecular-weight aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters from poly(ethylene-co-1,6-hexene terephthalate) and poly(L-lactic acid) by chain extension

(2009) Wen-Da Li et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

A novel biodegradable multiblock poly(ester urethane) containing poly(l-lactic acid) and poly(butylene succinate) blocks

(2009) Jian-Bing Zeng et al.   POLYMER

Surprising shape-memory effect of polylactide resulted from toughening by polyamide elastomer

(2009) Wei Zhang et al.   POLYMER

Poly(lactic acid) modifications

(2009) Rahul M. Rasal et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Structure and Properties of Soy Protein/Poly(butylene succinate) Blends with Improved Compatibility

(2008) Yi-Dong Li et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Improvement in toughness of poly(l-lactide) (PLLA) through reactive blending with acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene copolymer (ABS): Morphology and properties

(2008) Yongjin Li et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Preparation and properties of biodegradable poly(lactic acid)/poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) blend with glycidyl methacrylate as reactive processing agent

(2008) Naiwen Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

Synthesis and characterization of TPO–PLA copolymer and its behavior as compatibilizer for PLA/TPO blends

(2008) Chang-Hong Ho et al.   POLYMER

Super-tough poly(lactic acid) materials: Reactive blending with ethylene copolymer

(2008) Hideko T. Oyama   POLYMER

Thermal, mechanical and rheological properties of poly (lactic acid)/epoxidized soybean oil blends

(2008) Fathilah Ali et al.   POLYMER BULLETIN

Toughening modification of PLLA/PBS blends via in situ compatibilization

(2008) Ruyin Wang et al.   POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE

Toughening Polylactide

(2008) Kelly Anderson et al.   Polymer Reviews

Polylactide (PLA) designed with desired end-use properties: 1. PLA compositions with low molecular weight ester-like plasticizers and related performances

(2008) Marius Murariu et al.   POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES

Processing technologies for poly(lactic acid)

(2008) L.-T. Lim et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Compatibility of liquid deproteinized natural rubber having epoxy group (LEDPNR)/poly (L-lactide) blend

(2007) Phan Trung Nghia et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE