evaluation of some eco-friendly plasticizers for pla films processing Turkey

  • evaluation of some eco-friendly plasticizers for pla films processing Turkey
  • evaluation of some eco-friendly plasticizers for pla films processing Turkey
  • evaluation of some eco-friendly plasticizers for pla films processing Turkey
  • What plasticizers are used for PLA?
  • In addition to these plasticizers, poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG), an environment-friendly material, is one of the most widely used plasticizers for PLA [ 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 ]. In our previous study, PLA was plasticized with PEG-8000.
  • Do Plasticizers improve the ductility of PLA?
  • The incorporation of plasticizers to the PLA not only improves its ductility but also enhances its processability. On the other hand, they result in lowering of the modulus and yield strength of PLA.
  • Which plasticizer is used in plasticization of polyethylene glycol (PEG)?
  • In this work, PLA was plasticized with poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG) having different molecular weights such as 400, 8000 and 35,000 g/mol at various concentrations ranging from 5 to 20%. In addition, a new plasticizer, PEG-functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (PEG-POSS), was used for comparison.
  • Does the physical aging of plasticized PLA affect the shelf life?
  • Over time, the tensile modulus increased and the elongation at break decreased in all plasticized PLA blends. It is concluded that the physical aging of plasticized PLA has to be taken into account in the determination of the shelf life of the packaging materials since the flexibility is deteriorated by the time.
  • How is plasticized PLA prepared?
  • PLA and plasticized PLA were prepared via melt blending in a laboratory twin-screw microcompounder (15 ml Microcompounder, Xplore). Before compounding, PLA was dried in an oven at 60 °C for 12 h under vacuum. The barrel temperature of microcompounder was set to 180 °C. The mixing time was kept constant at 3 min.
  • What are the disadvantages of plasticization?
  • Besides, one of the most important drawbacks of the plasticization is the migration of the low molecular weight plasticizer to the surface of the polymer during service life. Migration would cause the blended material to regain the brittleness or to induce the rapid deterioration of material properties [ 5, 22 ].

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