China Plastics ›› 2007, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (2): 17-22.

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Chain-extension of Poly ( lactic acid ) with Diisocyanate by Reactive Extrusion and Properties of the Resultant#br#

MAO Wei,TANG Song-chao*,WANG Qing-hai, PAN Yong-kang,WANG Ting-lan#br#   

  1. Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering,East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
  • Online:2007-02-26 Published:2021-03-12

Abstract: Poly(lactic acid )(PLA)was prepared via solution method and was chain extended with methylenediphenyl diisocyanate in a twin screw extruder. The effect of different NCO/OH mol ratios on molecular weight, thermal characteristics, and mechanical properties was studied. It showed that it was feasible to prepare high molecular weight PLA by twin-screw chain extension. The viscosity-average molecular weight of PLA was increased from 9 .19X104to23.6 X 104 during the chain extending and the tensile strength became nearly 2 times higher.

Key words: poly(lactic acid), methylenediphenyl diisocyanate, reactive extrusion, chain extension

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