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Symposium: S02 - Polymer Blends and Alloys
Oral Presentation
 
 

Development of PLA/PBAT and PLA /PBSA bioblends: Effects of processing type and PLA crystallinity on morphology and thermomechanical properties

Oguz Hazal (1), Dogan Cisem (1), Kara Deniz (1), Ozen Zeynep Tutku (1), Ovali Didem (1), NOFAR Mohammadreza (1)*

(1) Istanbul Technical University - Maslak, Istanbul - Turkey

In this study, immiscible blends of 75 wt% polylactic acid (PLA) with 25 wt% of poly[(butylene adipate)-co-terephtalate] (PBAT) and poly[(butylene succinate)-co-adipate] (PBSA) were prepared through injection-molding (IM) as well as twin-screw extruder (TSE) followed by IM. An amorphous and a semi-crystalline PLA were also used as the matrix. The effects of PBAT and PBSA, various processing, and crystalline/amorphous PLA matrices on the morphology development of blends were explored through using a scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Furthermore, the materials and morphological variation influences on the thermal and mechanical properties of PLA-based blends were investigated and compared using a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), dynamic mechanical analyzer (DMA), and tensile and three-point bending tests, respectively.