Journal
MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING
Volume 300, Issue 7, Pages 684-698Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/mame.201500032
Keywords
automotive applications; halloysite nanotubes; nanocomposites; plasticization; polylactide
Funding
- CISIT
- Nord-Pas-de-Calais Region
- European Community
- Regional Delegation for Research and Technology
- Ministry of Higher Education and Research
- National Center for Scientific Research
- RegionWallonne
- European Community (FEDER, FSE)
- Belgian Federal Government Office Policy of Science (SSTC) [PAI-6/27]
- F.R.I.A.
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Among currently available bio-based polymers, polylactide (PLA) and its (nano)composites have interesting physical and mechanical properties (high tensile strength and stiffness, good processability, biodegradability ...). However, they have relatively low thermal stability at high temperature, low toughness and are extremely brittle, all of these drawbacks being obstacles to their utilization in many engineering applications. In this study, PLA-halloysite nanotubes (HNT) nanocomposites are modified by co-addition of a plasticizer (tributyl citrate (TBC)), aiming at reaching mechanical properties suitable for automotive applications. Properties of nanocomposites at different plasticizer contents are characterized with the aim to reach the best compromise between high tensile and flexural strengths and rigidities (ascribed to the matrix and HNT) and impact resistance, ductility, crystallization rat,e and degree of crystallinity, in particular. Results show that plasticized PLA-HNT nanocomposites are very interesting bio-based alternatives for automotive applications, when the plasticizer content is carefully chosen.
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