The effect of molecular weight and hydrolysis degree of poly(vinyl alcohol)(PVA) on the thermal and mechanical properties of poly(lactic acid)/PVA blends

Abstract The effect of molecular weights and hydrolysis degrees (HD) of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) on thermal and mechanical properties and crystallinity of polylactic acid (PLA)/PVA blends was investigated. Blends were prepared by the melt blending method using PLA/PVA ratios: 80/20, 90/10 and 97/3 w...

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Main Authors: Iván Restrepo, Carlos Medina, Viviana Meruane, Ali Akbari-Fakhrabadi, Paulo Flores, Saddys Rodríguez-Llamazares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Polímeros 2018-05-01
Series:Polímeros
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-14282018005002106&lng=en&tlng=en