Nanocomposites: Processing and mechanical properties

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Abstract

One of the most promising polymers in this direction is polylactide (PLA) because it is made 100% from agricultural products and is industrially compostable. This chapter provides an overview of recent developments in PLA-based nanocomposites. Over the last two decades, polymer nanocomposites based on nanoclay minerals have attracted great interest from researchers in industry and in academia. In the last decade, carbon nanotubes have garnered more and more interest from both scientists and engineers because of their extraordinary high strength/modulus, excellent electrical conductivity, high thermal conductivity, stability, and low density, which can be associated with their high aspect ratio and one-dimensional tubular structure. Graphene, an atomically thin 2-D honeycomb material composed of sp-hybridized carbon atoms, has gained significant importance since its rediscovery in 2004. Investigations have been conducted on the preparation of PLA/cellulose nanocrystal nanocomposites by melt mixing. The mechanical properties of the nanocomposites are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPoly(lactic acid)
Subtitle of host publicationSynthesis, Structures, Properties, Processing, Applications, and End of Life
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
Pages411-424
Number of pages14
ISBN (Electronic)9781119767480
ISBN (Print)9781119767442
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Jun 2022

Keywords

  • Carbon nanotubes
  • Graphene
  • Mechanical properties
  • Nanoclay minerals
  • Polylactide-based nanocomposites
  • Polymer nanocomposites

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science

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