Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Poly(butylene succinate) Films Reinforced with Silica
In recent year, bioplastics have become more popular resulting from the growing concerns on environmental issues and the rising fossil fuel price. However, their applications were limited by its mechanical and thermal properties. The aim of this research is thus to improve mechanical and thermal pro...
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| description | In recent year, bioplastics have become more popular resulting from the growing concerns on environmental issues and the rising fossil fuel price. However, their applications were limited by its mechanical and thermal properties. The aim of this research is thus to improve mechanical and thermal properties of PBS bioplastic films by reinforcing with silica. Due to the poor interfacial interaction between the PBS matrix and silica, glycidyl methacrylate grafted poly(butylene succinate) (PBS-g-GMA) was used as a compatibilizer in order to improve the interaction between bioplastic films and filler. PBS-g-GMA was prepared in a twin-screw extruder and analyzed by the FTIR spectrometer. PBS and silica were then mixed in a twin-screw extruder and processed into films by a chill-roll cast extruder. The effects of silica loading on thermal and mechanical properties of the prepared bioplastic films were investigated. It was found that the mechanical properties of PBS/silica composite films were improved when 1%wt of silica was added. However, the mechanical properties decreased with increasing silica loading due to the agglomeration of silica particles. The results also show that the silica/PBS films with PBS-g-GMA possessed improved mechanical properties over the films without the compatibilizer. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-db8533d59e9b414294623b634622e56d2022-12-21T22:05:01ZengEDP SciencesMATEC Web of Conferences2261-236X2015-01-01300101310.1051/matecconf/20153001013matecconf_icmset2015_01013Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Poly(butylene succinate) Films Reinforced with SilicaSangviroon Nanthaporn0Potiyaraj Pranut1Interdisciplinary Program in Petrochemistry & Polymer Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn UniversityDepartment of Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn UniversityIn recent year, bioplastics have become more popular resulting from the growing concerns on environmental issues and the rising fossil fuel price. However, their applications were limited by its mechanical and thermal properties. The aim of this research is thus to improve mechanical and thermal properties of PBS bioplastic films by reinforcing with silica. Due to the poor interfacial interaction between the PBS matrix and silica, glycidyl methacrylate grafted poly(butylene succinate) (PBS-g-GMA) was used as a compatibilizer in order to improve the interaction between bioplastic films and filler. PBS-g-GMA was prepared in a twin-screw extruder and analyzed by the FTIR spectrometer. PBS and silica were then mixed in a twin-screw extruder and processed into films by a chill-roll cast extruder. The effects of silica loading on thermal and mechanical properties of the prepared bioplastic films were investigated. It was found that the mechanical properties of PBS/silica composite films were improved when 1%wt of silica was added. However, the mechanical properties decreased with increasing silica loading due to the agglomeration of silica particles. The results also show that the silica/PBS films with PBS-g-GMA possessed improved mechanical properties over the films without the compatibilizer.http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20153001013 |
| spellingShingle | Sangviroon Nanthaporn Potiyaraj Pranut Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Poly(butylene succinate) Films Reinforced with Silica MATEC Web of Conferences |
| title | Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Poly(butylene succinate) Films Reinforced with Silica |
| title_full | Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Poly(butylene succinate) Films Reinforced with Silica |
| title_fullStr | Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Poly(butylene succinate) Films Reinforced with Silica |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Poly(butylene succinate) Films Reinforced with Silica |
| title_short | Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Poly(butylene succinate) Films Reinforced with Silica |
| title_sort | thermal and mechanical properties of poly butylene succinate films reinforced with silica |
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