Improvement of the PLA crystallinity and heat distortion temperature optimizing the content of nucleating agents and the injection molding cycle time

L Aliotta, LM Sciara, P Cinelli, I Canesi, A Lazzeri - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Three different commercial nucleating agents (LAK, talc, and calcium carbonate) were
added at different weight percentages into poly (lactic acid)(PLA) in order to investigate the …

Hydrolytic degradation of poly (lactic acid): Unraveling correlations between temperature and the three phase structures

W Limsukon, M Rubino, M Rabnawaz, LT Lim… - Polymer Degradation …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrolysis significantly influences both the properties and degradability of poly (lactic acid),
PLA. This work investigates the hydrolysis kinetics of PLA films as affected by degree of …

Effects of the Three-Phase Crystallization Behavior on the Hydrolysis of Amorphous and Semicrystalline Poly (lactic acid) s

W Limsukon, R Auras, T Smith - ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2021 - ACS Publications
The hydrolysis of poly (lactic acid), PLA, was investigated considering the changes in the
three-phase model structures, the mobile amorphous, crystalline (CF), and rigid amorphous …

Bulk Enthalpy of Melting of Poly (l‐lactic acid) (PLLA) Determined by Fast Scanning Chip Calorimetry

K Jariyavidyanont, M Du, Q Yu… - Macromolecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The bulk enthalpy of melting of α‐crystals of poly (L‐lactic acid)(PLLA) is evaluated by fast
scanning calorimetry (FSC), by correlating the melting enthalpy of samples of different …

Immiscible PHB/PB S and PHB/PBSA blends: Morphology, phase composition and modelling of elastic modulus

MC Righetti, P Cinelli, L Aliotta, E Bianchi… - Polymer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This paper reports the thermal, morphological and mechanical properties of environmentally
friendly poly (3‐hydroxybutyrate)(PHB)/poly (butylene succinate)(PBS) and PHB/poly …

Young's modulus of the different crystalline phases of poly (l-lactic acid)

K Jariyavidyanont, Q Yu, A Petzold… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Elsevier
Young's modulus of α′-and α-crystals of poly (l-lactic acid)(PLLA), more precisely, of
aggregates of isotropically arranged lamellae, has been estimated based on dynamic …

[HTML][HTML] Study on the preferential distribution of acetyl tributyl citrate in poly (lactic) acid-poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) blends

L Aliotta, I Canesi, A Lazzeri - Polymer Testing, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, the preferential distribution of acetyl tributyl citrate plasticiser (ATBC) in poly
(lactic acid)(PLA)-poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) PBAT blends has been …

Essential work of fracture and evaluation of the interfacial adhesion of plasticized PLA/PBSA blends with the addition of wheat bran by-product

L Aliotta, A Vannozzi, P Cinelli, MB Coltelli, A Lazzeri - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this work biocomposites based on plasticized poly (lactic acid)(PLA)–poly (butylene
succinate-co-adipate)(PBSA) matrix containing wheat bran fiber (a low value by-product of …

Influence of semi-crystalline microstructure on gas permeability of Poly (Ether-Ketone-Ketone)

T Durand, O De Almeida - Polymer, 2024 - Elsevier
In a context of ecological transition, aeronautics is moving towards the development of
hydrogen-powered aircraft for which lightweight, long-lasting and tough storage tanks must …

Nonisothermal Crystallization Behavior and Enhanced Heat Resistance and Impact Toughness of Poly(l-lactic acid) with Bimodal Molecular Weight Distribution

Z Zhang, X Wan, B Fan, Y Ma… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Poor heat resistance and toughness put some limitations on the applications of poly (lactic
acid), one of the most promising eco-friendly polymers. Herein, bimodal poly (l-lactic …