Mechanical, thermal and chemical resistance of epoxidized natural rubber toughened polylactic acid blends

Polylactic acid (PLA)/Epoxidized natural rubber (ENR-50) blends were prepared by melt extrusion followed by injection molding to fabricate the test samples. The effect of ENR-50 loadings on the morphological, mechanical, chemical resistance and water absorption properties of the blends were studied...

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Main Authors:	Mat Uzir Wahit, Azman Hassan, Akos Noel Ibrahim, Nurhayati Ahmad Zawawi, Kayathre Kunasegeran
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Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9371/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9371/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9371/1/11_Mat_Uzir.pdf

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spelling	ukm-93712016-12-14T06:49:43Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9371/ Mechanical, thermal and chemical resistance of epoxidized natural rubber toughened polylactic acid blends Mat Uzir Wahit, Azman Hassan, Akos Noel Ibrahim, Nurhayati Ahmad Zawawi, Kayathre Kunasegeran, Polylactic acid (PLA)/Epoxidized natural rubber (ENR-50) blends were prepared by melt extrusion followed by injection molding to fabricate the test samples. The effect of ENR-50 loadings on the morphological, mechanical, chemical resistance and water absorption properties of the blends were studied using standard methods. The toughness of the blend improved with ENR loading up to 20 wt. % but flexural and tensile strength decreased. The balanced mechanical properties were obtained at 20 wt. % ENR-50 loading. SEM showed good distribution and increased ENR particle size as ENR content increased from 10 to 30 wt. %. The differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) showed a steady drop in crystallization temperature (Tc) as ENR content increases while the glass transition temperature (Tg) remained unchanged. Water absorption was observed to increase with ENR loadings. Increase in ENR content was also observed to reduce the chemical resistance of the blends. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9371/1/11_Mat_Uzir.pdf Mat Uzir Wahit, and Azman Hassan, and Akos Noel Ibrahim, and Nurhayati Ahmad Zawawi, and Kayathre Kunasegeran, (2015) Mechanical, thermal and chemical resistance of epoxidized natural rubber toughened polylactic acid blends. Sains Malaysiana, 44 (11). pp. 1615-1623. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid44bil11_2015/KandunganJilid44Bil11_2015.html
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description	Polylactic acid (PLA)/Epoxidized natural rubber (ENR-50) blends were prepared by melt extrusion followed by injection molding to fabricate the test samples. The effect of ENR-50 loadings on the morphological, mechanical, chemical resistance and water absorption properties of the blends were studied using standard methods. The toughness of the blend improved with ENR loading up to 20 wt. % but flexural and tensile strength decreased. The balanced mechanical properties were obtained at 20 wt. % ENR-50 loading. SEM showed good distribution and increased ENR particle size as ENR content increased from 10 to 30 wt. %. The differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) showed a steady drop in crystallization temperature (Tc) as ENR content increases while the glass transition temperature (Tg) remained unchanged. Water absorption was observed to increase with ENR loadings. Increase in ENR content was also observed to reduce the chemical resistance of the blends.
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author	Mat Uzir Wahit, Azman Hassan, Akos Noel Ibrahim, Nurhayati Ahmad Zawawi, Kayathre Kunasegeran,
spellingShingle	Mat Uzir Wahit, Azman Hassan, Akos Noel Ibrahim, Nurhayati Ahmad Zawawi, Kayathre Kunasegeran, Mechanical, thermal and chemical resistance of epoxidized natural rubber toughened polylactic acid blends
author_facet	Mat Uzir Wahit, Azman Hassan, Akos Noel Ibrahim, Nurhayati Ahmad Zawawi, Kayathre Kunasegeran,
author_sort	Mat Uzir Wahit,
title	Mechanical, thermal and chemical resistance of epoxidized natural rubber toughened polylactic acid blends
title_short	Mechanical, thermal and chemical resistance of epoxidized natural rubber toughened polylactic acid blends
title_full	Mechanical, thermal and chemical resistance of epoxidized natural rubber toughened polylactic acid blends
title_fullStr	Mechanical, thermal and chemical resistance of epoxidized natural rubber toughened polylactic acid blends
title_full_unstemmed	Mechanical, thermal and chemical resistance of epoxidized natural rubber toughened polylactic acid blends
title_sort	mechanical, thermal and chemical resistance of epoxidized natural rubber toughened polylactic acid blends
publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2015
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9371/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9371/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9371/1/11_Mat_Uzir.pdf
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Mechanical, thermal and chemical resistance of epoxidized natural rubber toughened polylactic acid blends

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