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Effect of biobased and biodegradable nucleating agent on the isothermal crystallization of poly(lactic acid)

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The effect of chemically modified thermoplastic starch (CMPS) on the thermal properties and isothermal crystallization kinetics of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) was studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and compared to that of granular starch and an inorganic nucleating agent, talc. Nucleated PLA showed an additional crystallization of PLA, which affected the melting temperature. The crystallinity and crystallization rate of PLA were considerably enhanced by addition of CMPS, even at 0.1% content, and the amount of the CMPS had little effect on the thermal properties and isothermal crystallization kinetics of PLA. The effect of CMPS as a nucleating agent was comparable to that of granular starch but slightly less than that of talc. However, CMPS can offer a fully biodegradable nucleating agent with no residues remaining for the biobased and biodegradable polymers.

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  1. School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Yeungnam University, 214-1 Dae-dong, Gyeoungsan, 712-749, Korea

    Kyung Su Kang, Sang Il Lee, Tae Jin Lee, Ramani Narayan & Boo Young Shin

  2. Channel DM Co., Ltd., 12F, Gateway Tower, Dongja-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, 140-709, Korea

    Sang Il Lee

  3. Department of Chemical Engineering & Material Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48823, USA

    Ramani Narayan

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Kang, K.S., Lee, S.I., Lee, T.J. et al. Effect of biobased and biodegradable nucleating agent on the isothermal crystallization of poly(lactic acid). Korean J. Chem. Eng. 25, 599–608 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-008-0101-7

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