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Morphology and melt rheology of biodegradable poly(lactic acid)/poly(butylene succinate adipate) blends: effect of blend compositions

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IRANIAN POLYMER JOURNAL
Volume 21, Issue 2, Pages 81-89

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SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s13726-011-0009-7

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Poly(lactic acid); Poly(butylene succinate adipate); Blends; Morphology; Rheology

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Effect of the blend ratios on the morphology and melt rheology of poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/poly(butylene succinate adipate) (PBSA) blends were investigated using scanning electron microscope, strain-controlled rheometer, and capillary rheometer techniques. The morphological analysis shows that the average radius of the dispersed droplets of PBSA particles increases with change in the blend composition, and a co-continuous structure was generated when PBSA content reached 40%. For the linear viscoelasticity, the increase in the storage modulus at low-frequency region was more distinct in PLA/PBSA blends than in their pure components. A second plateau is clearly observed when the PBSA content was 20% or higher. Weight relaxation spectra showed that there was a longer relaxation time for blend system. These relaxation times were considered to be the shape relaxation periods of the droplets, which increase with change in the blend composition. The interfacial tensions of the PLA/PBSA blends at different compositions were between 5.3 and 6.1 mN/m, calculated from the weighted relaxation spectra and slightly higher than those obtained from Palierne model. These values are relatively high, indicating the poor miscibility of the two polymers. Both pure PLA and PBSA follow the Cox-Merz rule, in good manner. Though, the rule does not satisfy with the PLA/PBSA blends. In addition, PLA/PBSA blends show more non-Newtonian tendencies than their pure components.

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