Improvement of thermal stability, rheological and mechanical properties of PLA, PBAT and their blends by reactive extrusion with functionalized epoxy - Al-Itry, Racha; Lamnawar, Khalid; Maazouz, Abderrahim (Polymer degradation and stability, 2012)
Keywords: Applied sciences; biodegradability; Biodegradable polymers; Blends; Branched; Chain branching; Chain extender; Chemical and Process Engineering; Chemical Physics; chemical structure; Degradation; Engineering Sciences; epoxides; Exact sciences and technology; extrusion; Fluid mechanics; Fluids mechanics; gel chromatography; mechanical properties; Mechanics; Mechanics of materials; modulus of elasticity; molecular weight; Molecular weight measurements; Physicochemistry of polymers; Physics; polylactic acid; Polymer blends; Polymer industry, paints, wood; Reactive extrusion; Rheological properties; Scanning electron microscopy; storage modulus; Technology of polymers; thermal analysis; Thermal degradation; Thermal stability; transmission electron microscopy; Viscoelastic properties; viscoelasticity; viscosity; Chain extender; Viscoelastic properties; Reactive extrusion; Molecular weight measurements; Biodegradable polymers; Thermal stability; Viscoelasticity; Molecular structure; Intrinsic viscosity; Oligomer; Lactone polymer; Aliphatic polymer; Reaction mechanism; Polymer blends; Molecular weight determination; Mechanical properties; Tensile property; Young modulus; Thermal properties; Ester copolymer; Lactic acid polymer; Concentration effect; Adipate copolymer; Thermal degradation; Rheological properties