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Title: | Effect of the talc filler on structural, water vapor barrier and mechanical properties of poly(lactic acid) composites | Authors: | Buzarovska, Aleksandra Bogoeva-Gaceva, Gordana Fajgar, Radek |
Issue Date: | 1-Jan-2016 | Publisher: | Walter de Gruyter GmbH | Journal: | Journal of Polymer Engineering | Abstract: | <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) based composite films with different content of talc (5–15 wt%) were prepared by the solvent casting method. The effect of talc on morphological, structural, thermal, barrier and mechanical properties of neat PLA was investigated. The PLA/talc composites revealed a polymorphic crystalline structure, as demonstrated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) study and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis. The PLA/talc composites also exhibited significantly improved barrier properties (up to 55% compared to neat PLA), as shown by water vapor permeability (WVP) tests. The puncture measurements showed improved mechanical properties at lower content of talc (up to 5 wt%), and increased brittleness of the PLA/talc composite films at higher talc concentrations.</jats:p> | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/295 | DOI: | 10.1515/polyeng-2015-0014 |
Appears in Collections: | Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy: Journal Articles |
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