Polylactic acid blends: The future of green, light and tough

K Hamad, M Kaseem, M Ayyoob, J Joo… - Progress in Polymer …, 2018 - Elsevier
Polylactic acid (PLA) is a biobased product and a compostable aliphatic polyester that has
been studied for use in several applications over the last decade. Many properties of PLA …

Polylactide (PLA) and its blends with poly (butylene succinate)(PBS): A brief review

S Su, R Kopitzky, S Tolga, S Kabasci - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Polylactide (PLA), poly (butylene succinate)(PBS) and blends thereof have been researched
in the last two decades due to their commercial availability and the upcoming requirements …

Poly lactic acid (PLA) polymers: from properties to biomedical applications

F Ebrahimi, H Ramezani Dana - International Journal of Polymeric …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Polylactic acid (PLA), one of the well-known bioabsorbable and compostable polyesters has
rapidly evolved into a competitive commodity material over the last decades. To provide …

[HTML][HTML] Compatibilization in bio-based and biodegradable polymer blends

B Imre, B Pukánszky - European polymer journal, 2013 - Elsevier
The production and use of biopolymers increases continuously with a very high rate thus all
information on these materials is very important. This feature article first defines the terms …

Mechanical, thermal and morphological properties of poly (lactic acid)/epoxidized palm olein blend

VSG Silverajah, NA Ibrahim, N Zainuddin… - Molecules, 2012 - mdpi.com
Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) is known to be a useful material in substituting the conventional
petroleum-based polymer used in packaging, due to its biodegradability and high …

A comparative study on the mechanical, thermal and morphological characterization of poly (lactic acid)/epoxidized palm oil blend

VS Giita Silverajah, NA Ibrahim, WMZW Yunus… - International journal of …, 2012 - mdpi.com
In this work, poly (lactic acid)(PLA) a fully biodegradable thermoplastic polymer matrix was
melt blended with three different epoxidized palm oil (EPO). The aim of this research was to …

Interfacial properties, viscoelasticity, and thermal behaviors of poly (butylene succinate)/polylactide blend

D Wu, L Yuan, E Laredo, M Zhang… - Industrial & engineering …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Biodegradable poly (butylene succinate)/polylactide (PBS/PLA) blends with various
blending ratios were prepared by melt mixing for morphological and rheological studies …

Blending modification of PBS/PLA and its enzymatic degradation

X Hu, T Su, P Li, Z Wang - Polymer Bulletin, 2018 - Springer
This study used benzoyl peroxide (BPO) as a cross-linking agent to modify the blends of
poly (butylene succinate)(PBS) and poly (lactic acid)(PLA). The PBS/PLA blends with a ratio …

Enhancement of the mechanical and thermal properties of injection-molded polylactide parts by the addition of acrylated epoxidized soybean oil

L Quiles-Carrillo, S Duart, N Montanes, S Torres-Giner… - Materials & Design, 2018 - Elsevier
This work reports the effect of acrylated epoxidized soybean oil (AESO) addition on the
mechanical, thermal, and thermomechanical properties of polylactide (PLA) parts obtained …

Designed from recycled: turning polyethylene waste to covalently attached polylactide plasticizers

E Bäckström, K Odelius… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
High-density polyethylene (HDPE) waste was successfully feedstock recycled, and the
obtained chemicals were utilized for synthesis of plasticizers for polylactide (PLA). First, an …