Preparation and characterization of poly lactic acid (PLA) / polyoxymethylene (POM) blends

Plastics are important material in producing goods, for example electronic casing, plastic bag, diapers, groceries apparatus and automotive parts. Many researches have been conducted that polylactic acid (PLA) was produced as a biodegradable thermoplastic polyester from lactic acid. However, PLA has...

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Main Author: Muhammad Haniff, Nizulkeman
Format: Undergraduates Project Papers
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22563/1/Preparation%20and%20characterization%20of%20poly%20lactic%20acid%20%28PLA%29_polyoxymethylene%20%28POM%29%20blends.pdf
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description Plastics are important material in producing goods, for example electronic casing, plastic bag, diapers, groceries apparatus and automotive parts. Many researches have been conducted that polylactic acid (PLA) was produced as a biodegradable thermoplastic polyester from lactic acid. However, PLA has limited applications due to its inherent brittleness, toughness and low elongation at break. One of the option for improvement is through blending with polyoxymethylene (POM). Melt blending of polylactic acid (PLA) and polyoxymethylene (POM) was performed to investigate the effects of POM loadings on mechanical, morphology and thermal properties of PLA/POM blends. The PLA/POM blends was loaded with 1wt%, 3wt% and 5wt% modified nano clay (C-20).The mechanical properties of the blends were assessed by means of universal testing machine while thermal properties were analysed using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Scanning electron microscope was used to study the dispersion and particles size of POM in PLA also C-20 in PLA matrix. The results show, the tensile strength, young’s modulus and elongation at break PLA/POM increased with increasing ratio of clay (C-20). It was found out, the incorporation C-20 is expected increased the tensile strength of the PLA/POM blends.
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spelling UMPir225632023-11-03T07:23:53Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22563/ Preparation and characterization of poly lactic acid (PLA) / polyoxymethylene (POM) blends Muhammad Haniff, Nizulkeman TP Chemical technology Plastics are important material in producing goods, for example electronic casing, plastic bag, diapers, groceries apparatus and automotive parts. Many researches have been conducted that polylactic acid (PLA) was produced as a biodegradable thermoplastic polyester from lactic acid. However, PLA has limited applications due to its inherent brittleness, toughness and low elongation at break. One of the option for improvement is through blending with polyoxymethylene (POM). Melt blending of polylactic acid (PLA) and polyoxymethylene (POM) was performed to investigate the effects of POM loadings on mechanical, morphology and thermal properties of PLA/POM blends. The PLA/POM blends was loaded with 1wt%, 3wt% and 5wt% modified nano clay (C-20).The mechanical properties of the blends were assessed by means of universal testing machine while thermal properties were analysed using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Scanning electron microscope was used to study the dispersion and particles size of POM in PLA also C-20 in PLA matrix. The results show, the tensile strength, young’s modulus and elongation at break PLA/POM increased with increasing ratio of clay (C-20). It was found out, the incorporation C-20 is expected increased the tensile strength of the PLA/POM blends. 2016-12 Undergraduates Project Papers NonPeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22563/1/Preparation%20and%20characterization%20of%20poly%20lactic%20acid%20%28PLA%29_polyoxymethylene%20%28POM%29%20blends.pdf Muhammad Haniff, Nizulkeman (2016) Preparation and characterization of poly lactic acid (PLA) / polyoxymethylene (POM) blends. Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resources Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang.
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Preparation and characterization of poly lactic acid (PLA) / polyoxymethylene (POM) blends
title Preparation and characterization of poly lactic acid (PLA) / polyoxymethylene (POM) blends
title_full Preparation and characterization of poly lactic acid (PLA) / polyoxymethylene (POM) blends
title_fullStr Preparation and characterization of poly lactic acid (PLA) / polyoxymethylene (POM) blends
title_full_unstemmed Preparation and characterization of poly lactic acid (PLA) / polyoxymethylene (POM) blends
title_short Preparation and characterization of poly lactic acid (PLA) / polyoxymethylene (POM) blends
title_sort preparation and characterization of poly lactic acid pla polyoxymethylene pom blends
topic TP Chemical technology
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22563/1/Preparation%20and%20characterization%20of%20poly%20lactic%20acid%20%28PLA%29_polyoxymethylene%20%28POM%29%20blends.pdf
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