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Rheological study of crystallization behavior of polylactide and its flax fiber composites

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In this work, the isothermal crystallization of compounded polylactide (PLA) and PLA-flax fiber composites was investigated by means of rheometry using small amplitude oscillatory shear (SAOS). The rheological measurements were carried out in parallel plate flow geometry at a crystallization temperature (T c ) ranging from 110 to 140 °C. In addition, the effect of shear on polylactide crystallization was studied at 140 °C. Rheological behavior in the molten state was employed to predict the initial viscosity in the T c interval by applying time-temperature superposition, and results were found to be in agreement with experimental values at low crystallization rates. A simple empirical model was also used to determine the crystallization induction time in a wide range of supercooling conditions. The evolution of the complex viscosity under quiescent conditions of the PLA-based flax-fiber composite indicated an enhancement of the rate of crystallization due to the presence of cellulosic fibers, while shear flow effectively accelerated the crystallization of neat PLA. This work shows that rheometry is an accurate technique for analyzing the crystallization behavior of polymers in a temperature range which presents low to very low crystallization rates, which is the case for PLA at T ≥ 130 °C.

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Financial support from NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) and FRQNT (Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies) is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Chemical Engineering, Research Center for High Performance Polymer and Composite Systems – CREPEC, Polytechnique Montréal, H3T1J4, Montréal, Canada

    Andrea Arias, Helia Sojoudiasli & Marie-Claude Heuzey

  2. Chemical and Biotechnological Engineering Department, Université de Sherbrooke, J1K 2R1, Sherbrooke, Canada

    Michel A. Huneault

  3. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Research center for high performance polymer and composite systems – CREPEC, Concordia University, H4B 1R6, Montréal, Canada

    Paula Wood-Adams

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Arias, A., Sojoudiasli, H., Heuzey, MC. et al. Rheological study of crystallization behavior of polylactide and its flax fiber composites. J Polym Res 24, 46 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-017-1210-y

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