A Study of Morphological and Thermal Properties of Polylactic Acid (PLA) Modified MMT (Ion Exchange Method) Nanocomposite

Polylactic (PLA) is a thermoplastic aliphatic polyester produced by the ring opening polymerization of lactide. PLA is more suitable because it is made from renewable sources and its properties are friendly to the environment. A series of biodegradable PLA nanocomposites using modified organoclay. T...

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Main Author: Wan Siti Noorhashimah, Wan Kamaruzaman
Format: Undergraduates Project Papers
Language:English
Published: 2013
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description Polylactic (PLA) is a thermoplastic aliphatic polyester produced by the ring opening polymerization of lactide. PLA is more suitable because it is made from renewable sources and its properties are friendly to the environment. A series of biodegradable PLA nanocomposites using modified organoclay. The type of modication is by ion exchange method and were prepared by melt compounding using a Brabender twin screw extruder. Then, the morphology of exfoliated PLA modified nanocomposite was observed using X-ray Diffraction (XRD) analysis and Scanning Electron Miscoscpy (SEM) analysis. By modification of PLA will affect the structure of nanocomposite from agglomerates to become intercalated nanocomposite or exfoliated nanocomposite. Besides that, the melting temperature of PLA modified nanocomposite should be increase after modification from original temperature 160℃ to become 170℃.
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spelling ump-72032023-03-09T02:02:19Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/7203/ A Study of Morphological and Thermal Properties of Polylactic Acid (PLA) Modified MMT (Ion Exchange Method) Nanocomposite Wan Siti Noorhashimah, Wan Kamaruzaman TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Polylactic (PLA) is a thermoplastic aliphatic polyester produced by the ring opening polymerization of lactide. PLA is more suitable because it is made from renewable sources and its properties are friendly to the environment. A series of biodegradable PLA nanocomposites using modified organoclay. The type of modication is by ion exchange method and were prepared by melt compounding using a Brabender twin screw extruder. Then, the morphology of exfoliated PLA modified nanocomposite was observed using X-ray Diffraction (XRD) analysis and Scanning Electron Miscoscpy (SEM) analysis. By modification of PLA will affect the structure of nanocomposite from agglomerates to become intercalated nanocomposite or exfoliated nanocomposite. Besides that, the melting temperature of PLA modified nanocomposite should be increase after modification from original temperature 160℃ to become 170℃. 2013-02 Undergraduates Project Papers NonPeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/7203/1/28.A%20study%20of%20morphological%20and%20thermal%20properties%20of%20polylactic%20acid%20%28PLA%29%20modified%20MMT%20%28ion%20exchange%20method%29%20nanocomposite.pdf Wan Siti Noorhashimah, Wan Kamaruzaman (2013) A Study of Morphological and Thermal Properties of Polylactic Acid (PLA) Modified MMT (Ion Exchange Method) Nanocomposite. Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang.
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Wan Siti Noorhashimah, Wan Kamaruzaman
A Study of Morphological and Thermal Properties of Polylactic Acid (PLA) Modified MMT (Ion Exchange Method) Nanocomposite
title A Study of Morphological and Thermal Properties of Polylactic Acid (PLA) Modified MMT (Ion Exchange Method) Nanocomposite
title_full A Study of Morphological and Thermal Properties of Polylactic Acid (PLA) Modified MMT (Ion Exchange Method) Nanocomposite
title_fullStr A Study of Morphological and Thermal Properties of Polylactic Acid (PLA) Modified MMT (Ion Exchange Method) Nanocomposite
title_full_unstemmed A Study of Morphological and Thermal Properties of Polylactic Acid (PLA) Modified MMT (Ion Exchange Method) Nanocomposite
title_short A Study of Morphological and Thermal Properties of Polylactic Acid (PLA) Modified MMT (Ion Exchange Method) Nanocomposite
title_sort study of morphological and thermal properties of polylactic acid (pla) modified mmt (ion exchange method) nanocomposite
topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/7203/
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