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MATEC Web of Conferences
Volume 30, 2015
2015 the 4th International Conference on Material Science and Engineering Technology (ICMSET 2015)
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| Article Number | 03007 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Materials science and Engineering | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20153003007 | |
| Published online | 04 November 2015 | |
Mechanical Properties of Poly(lactic acid) Sheet Reinforced with Microfibrillated Cellulose from Corn Cobs
1 Interdisciplinary Program in Petochemistry & Polymer Science, Faculty of Science,Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
2 Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
a Corresponding author: sireerat.c@chula.ac.th
In this study, cellulose was extracted from corn cobs by successive hot NaOH solution and followed by H2O2 bleaching. XRD pattern show characteristic peak of Cellulose I. Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) was successfully prepared by dissolving the extracted cellulose in NaOH/urea solution, shearing in a homogenizer and finally by freezing and thawing. To improve strength of MFC, MFC was physically crosslinked using PVA by freezing and thawing. The crosslinked MFC/PVA was added to poly(lactic acid) (PLA) to improve its mechanical properties. The non-crosslinked MFC/PVA was also prepared by only stirring the solution without freezing and thawing. MFC/PVA reinforced PLA films with various ratios of PLA and MFC/PVA at100:0, 99:1, 97:3 and 95:5were prepared through a solution casting method. Tensile strength and elongation at breakof PLA films increased with the addition of physically crosslinked MFC/PVA at 1%wt, whereas, the addition of non-crosslinked MFC/PVA decreased elongation at break. Crosslinking of MFC/PVA can improve tensile strength of PLA.It can render better tensile strength than that of non-crosslinked MFC/PVA. However, when MFC/PVA contents increase, tensile strength of PLA fims reinforced with non-crosslinked and crosslinked MFC/PVA decreased. Morphology of fracture surfaces reveals good dispersion and adhesion between 1% crosslinked MFC/PVA and PLA matrix.
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