期刊
EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL
卷 84, 期 -, 页码 693-707出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2016.09.057
关键词
Polyhydroxyalkanoates; Sepiolite; Melt grafting; Reactive extrusion; Mechanical properties; Polymer nanocomposites
资金
- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [MAT2014-59242-C2-1-R]
- Torres Quevedo program of Dr. Torres-Giner [PTQ-11-04733]
- Generalitat Valenciana [ACIF/2016/182]
This paper deals with grafting of sepiolite nanoclay onto poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) (P(3HB-co-4HB)) biopolymer by melt compounding. Reactive extrusion was performed in a twin-screw extruder in the presence of an epoxy-based styrene acrylic oligomer (ESAO). The chemical interaction of sepiolite with P(3HB-co-4HB) were investigated using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. A novel grafting mechanism was proposed based on the multiple epoxy groups present in the reactive coupling agent. Epoxy ring-opening generated, on the one hand, the formation of alkoxy silanes bonds with the silanol groups exposed on the external surface of pristine sepiolite. On the other hand, ester bonds were produced with the terminal acid groups of the biopolymer chains. The newly formed sepiolite-grafted P(3HB-co-4HB) (sepiolite-g-P(3HB-co-4HB)) nanocomposite showed higher thermal, thermomechanical, and mechanical performance than the equivalent ungrafted nanocomposite. Melt grafting of sepiolite at different weight contents (1, 3, and 5 wt.-%) interestingly increased the thermal stability and stiffness of P(3HB-co-4HB) without impairing its ductility and toughness. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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