Surface modification of spruce wood flour and effects on the dynamic fragility of PLA/wood composites
Abstract
Abstract Poly (lactic acid) (PLA), a biodegradable aliphatic semicrystalline polyester was filled with 40 wt% spruce wood flour (WF), to produce composite materials. Hydrothermal treatment, as well as maleic anhydride, vinyltrimethoxysilane, and stearic acid surface treatments were applied. The influence of surface modifications for WF was tested in terms of thermal, mechanical, and viscoelastic properties. The recorded results show that in both, the untreated and treated PLA/WF composites, the rigid amorphous phase content has been enhanced. The presence of WF causes a stiffness increase of the PLA/WF composites, while damping factor was decreased. The effect of wood surface modifications on interfacial compatibility with PLA was estimated by dynamic fragility parameter m calculated according the Williams‐Landel‐Ferry equation. The incorporation of untreated WF increased dynamic fragility of PLA/WF composites markedly, whereas used silane, maleic anhydride and hydrothermal treatments lead to lower values of parameter m . POLYM. ENG. SCI., 2011. © 2010 Society of Plastics Engineers
Reference
Adriana Gregorova; Marta Hrabalova; Rene Kovalcik; Rupert Wimmer. (2010). Surface modification of spruce wood flour and effects on the dynamic fragility of PLA/wood composites. Polymer Engineering & Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/pen.21799
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