Technical Proceedings of the Clean Technology Conference & Expo - Clean Technology 2010
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Clean Technology 2010
Chapter 6: Green Chemistry, Building & Construction
The study of using glycidyl methacrylate grafted natural rubber as an impact modifier of polylactic acid
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| Authors: | P. Juntuek, C. Ruksakulpiwat, P. humsamrong, Y. Ruksakulpiwat |
| Affiliation: | Suranaree University of Technology, TH |
| Pages: | 302 - 305 |
| Keywords: | polylactic acid, natural rubber, polymer blend, reactive blending |
| Abstract: | Glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) was grafted onto natural rubber (NR) using emulsion polymerization method and using cumene hydroperoxide (CHP) and tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA) as an initiator. Glycidyl methacrylate grafted natural rubber (NR-g-GMA) were melt blended with polylactic acid (PLA) using an internal mixer. The effect of %content of NR-g-GMA on impact property of PLA were studied. The addition of NR-g-GMA in PLA improved impact strength of PLA blend compared to that of neat PLA (Figure 1). The interaction of PLA and NR-g-GMA were studied using fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR). Results obtained from FTIR indicated the chemical reactions between the end carboxyl groups of PLA and epoxy groups of NR-g-GMA as shown in Figure 2. The chemical reaction between the carboxyl groups and epoxy groups led to an increase in the miscibility of PLA and NR. This results in the improved impact property. |
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