China Plastics ›› 2019, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (9): 50-56.DOI: 10.19491/j.issn.1001-9278.2019.09.009

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Effect of Compatibilization on Foaming Behavior of PLA/PE-HD Blends

LI Yang1,2, YIN Dexian1,2, ZHU Min1,2, ZHOU Hongfu1,2*, WANG Xiangdong1,2, YE Zhiyin1,2   

  1. 1. School of Materials and Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University 2. Beijing Key Laboratory of Quality Evaluation Technology for Hygiene and Safety of Plastics
  • Received:2019-06-10 Revised:2019-07-04 Online:2019-09-26 Published:2019-10-25

Abstract: The poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/high-density polyethylene (PE-HD) blends was prepared by a melt-mixing method with ethylene-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer (GEMA) as a compatibilizer, and then the blending foams were prepared in a stainless-steel autoclave with CO2 as a foaming agent. With the addition of GEMA, the crystallinity of PLA/PE-HD blends decreased but their rheological properties increased slightly. On the other hand, the size of PE-HD dispersed phase decreased and its number increased due to an increase in the content of GEMA. There was a transition from a complex cellular structure to the mono-porous cell one observed in the blending foams.

Key words: polylactic acid);highrdensitypolyethylene;blend;stainlesssteel autoclave foaming, compatibilization

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