Biocomposites based on polylactic acid and their thermal behavior after recycing

Authors

  • Vineta Srebrenkoska Faculty of Technology, Goce Delcev University, Stip, R.Macedonia
  • Gordana Bogoeva Gaceva Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Sts.Cyril & Methodius University, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
  • Dimko Dimeski Faculty of Technology, Goce Delcev University, Stip, R.Macedonia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20450/mjcce.2014.479

Keywords:

biocomposites, poly (lactic acid), polypropylene, rice hulls, compression moulding

Abstract

In this study, rice-hull-filled poly(lactic acid) (PLA) biocomposites were prepared through the addition of 5 wt.% PLA-grafted-MA (CA) for the enhancement of adhesion between the polymer matrix and natural filler. The composites containing 30 wt.% rice hulls (RH) were prepared by compression molding, with particular attention given to the introduction of recycled PLA matrix, as well as to the possibility of the recycling and reuse of PLA/RH biocomposites. For all biocomposites, produced from neat polymer and RH and those produced after the recycling of PLA/RH composites, the mechanical and thermal properties were analyzed and compared to those of a commonly used thermoplastic based-polymer, polypropylene (PP), containing the same reinforcement. Thermal stability of biocomposites based on recycled PLA matrix and of the new composites produced from recycled ones was practically unchanged. Introduction of the recycled PLA matrix into biocomposites resulted in decreased flexural modulus and strengths of about 50%. Utilization of the mixture obtained after the thermal-mechanical recycling of the whole biocomposite resulted in a composite with slightly increased flexural modulus and decreased flexural strength.

The obtained results have shown that rice-hull-filled poly(lactic acid) biocomposites could be recycled and utilized for the production of new eco-materials with acceptable thermal and mechanical properties. Namely, the results for flexural strength and modulus of the recycled biocomposite samples are comparable to those of conventional formaldehyde wood medium density fiberboards used as construction elements for indoor applications.


 

Keywords:  biocomposites, polylactic acid, polypropylene, rice hulls, compression moulding.

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2014-11-06

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Srebrenkoska, V., Bogoeva Gaceva, G., & Dimeski, D. (2014). Biocomposites based on polylactic acid and their thermal behavior after recycing. Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 33(2), 277–285. https://doi.org/10.20450/mjcce.2014.479

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Vol. 33 No. 2 (2014)

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Materials Engineering

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