Poly (lactic acid) blends: Processing, properties and applications

M Nofar, D Sacligil, PJ Carreau, MR Kamal… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Poly (lactic acid) or polylactide (PLA) is a commercial biobased, biodegradable,
biocompatible, compostable and non-toxic polymer that has competitive material and …

Super tough poly (lactic acid) blends: A comprehensive review

X Zhao, H Hu, X Wang, X Yu, W Zhou, S Peng - RSC advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Poly (lactic acid) or poly (lactide)(PLA) is a renewable, bio-based, and biodegradable
aliphatic thermoplastic polyester that is considered a promising alternative to petrochemical …

Perspective on polylactic acid (PLA) based sustainable materials for durable applications: Focus on toughness and heat resistance

V Nagarajan, AK Mohanty, M Misra - ACS Sustainable Chemistry …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Evolution of the bioplastics industry has changed directions dramatically since the early
1990s. The latest generation is moving toward durable bioplastics having high biobased …

Research progress in toughening modification of poly (lactic acid)

H Liu, J Zhang - Journal of polymer science part B: Polymer …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Renewable poly (lactic acid)(PLA) exhibits high strength and stiffness. PLA is fully
biodegradable and has received great interest. However, the inherent brittleness of PLA …

Progress in toughening poly (lactic acid) with renewable polymers

M Wang, Y Wu, YD Li, JB Zeng - Polymer Reviews, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) is regarded as one of the most promising biobased and
biodegradable polymers due its various advantages including high mechanical strength …

Compatibilization strategies in poly (lactic acid)-based blends

JB Zeng, KA Li, AK Du - Rsc Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) is regarded as one of the most promising bio-based and
biodegradable polymers, due to its excellent biodegradability, biocompatibility, renewability …

Reactive micro-crosslinked elastomer for supertoughened polylactide

Y Qu, Y Chen, X Ling, J Wu, J Hong, H Wang… - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
Elastomer toughening of plastics is extensively acknowledged as a robust route to develop
high-performance materials. However, the drastic sacrifice of tensile strength resulting from …

Interaction of microstructure and interfacial adhesion on impact performance of polylactide (PLA) ternary blends

H Liu, W Song, F Chen, L Guo, J Zhang - Macromolecules, 2011 - ACS Publications
Polyactide (PLA) was blended with an ethylene/n-butyl acrylate/glycidyl methacrylate (EBA-
GMA) terpolymer and a zinc ionomer of ethylene/methacrylic acid (EMAA-Zn) copolymer …

Super toughened poly (lactic acid) ternary blends by simultaneous dynamic vulcanization and interfacial compatibilization

H Liu, F Chen, B Liu, G Estep, J Zhang - Macromolecules, 2010 - ACS Publications
In this study, a poly (lactic acid)(PLA) ternary blend system consisting of PLA, an epoxy-
containing elastomer, and a zinc ionomer was introduced and studied in detail …

State of the art and future prospectives of poly (lactic acid) based blends and composites

VH Sangeetha, H Deka, TO Varghese… - Polymer …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The finite availability of petroleum and environmental considerations has given emphasis on
the development of raw materials for polymers from renewable resources. Polymers from …