期刊
POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY
卷 96, 期 12, 页码 2120-2129出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2011.09.018
关键词
Poly(lactic acid); Nanocomposites; Sepiolite; Montmorillonite; Hydrolytic degradation
资金
- Network of Excellence NANOFUN-POLY of the VI European Commission
PLA and its nanocomposite films based on modified montmorillonite (CLO30B) or fluorohectorite (SOM MEE) and unmodified sepiolite (SEPS9) were processed at a clay loading of 5 wt% and hydrolytically degraded at 37 and 58 degrees C in a pH 7.0 phosphate-buffered solution. An effective hydrolytic degradation for neat PLA and nanocomposites was obtained at both temperatures of degradation, with higher extent at 58 degrees C due to more extensive micro-structural changes and molecular rearrangements, allowing a higher water absorption into the polymer matrix. The addition of CLO30B and SEPS9 delayed the degradation of PIA at 37 degrees C due to their inducing PLA crystallization effect and/or to their high water uptake reducing the amount of water available for polymer matrix hydrolysis. The presence of SOM MEE also induced polymer crystallization, but it was also found to catalyze hydrolysis of PIA. Concerning hydrolysis at 58 degrees C, the presence of any nanoparticle did not significantly affect the degradation trend of PIA, achieving similar molecular weight decreases for all the studied materials. This was related to the easy access of water molecules to the bulk material at this temperature, minimizing the effect of polymer crystallinity clay nature and aspect ratio on the polymer degradation. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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