China Plastics ›› 2021, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (5): 59-64.DOI: 10.19491/j.issn.1001-9278.2021.05.010

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Preparation and Properties of Hypromellose⁃toughened Poly(lactic acid) Composites

XU Jiayi()   

  1. College of Chemistry and Material Science,Jinan University,Guangzhou 511443,China
  • Received:2021-01-20 Online:2021-05-26 Published:2021-05-24

Abstract:

Hypromellose (HMC) was used as an impact modifier to prepare Poly(lactic acid)(PLA)/HMC composites by melt blending. The rheological, mechanical and crystallization properties of the composites were analyzed systematically. The results indicated that the composites exhibited a decrease in apparent viscosity with increasing shear rate, temperature and HMC content. HMC were uniformly dispersed in the PLA matrix due to good compatibility between PLA and HMC. The composites achieved the maximum elongation at break and impact strength at an HMC content of 10 wt%, indicating a good toughening effect on PLA. However, their tensile strength decreased gradually with an increase in the content of HMC. HMC could reduce the crystalline properties of the composites, resulting in a gradually decrease in their melting points and crystallinity with an increase in the content of HMC.

Key words: poly(lactic acid), hypromellose, toughening, rheology, crystallization

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