China Plastics ›› 2010, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (11): 54-57 .DOI: 10.19491/j.issn.1001-9278.2010.11.013

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Study on Blends of PLA∕Elastomers

Huang-Jin   

  • Received:2010-07-21 Revised:2010-09-14 Online:2010-11-26 Published:2010-11-26

Abstract: The microstructure, mechanical properties, and crystallization behavior of PLA/elastomer blends were studied in this paper. The compatibility between PLA and elastomer was not good, however, when the fraction of elastomer was 40 wt%, it could be finely dispersed into PLA matrix. In presence of elastomer, cold crystallization of PLA was observed 110 ℃. With increasing content of elastomer, the plasticizing time of the blends decreased, melt flow rate and the elongation at break increased rapidly, however, the tensile strength decreased.

Key words: polylactide, elastomer, toughening, blending