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Miscibility and performance evaluation of natural-flour-filled PP/PBS and PP/PLA bio-composites

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This research evaluates the miscibility and performance of polypropylene (PP)/polybutylene succinate (PBS) and PP/polylactic acid (PLA) blend and natural-flour-filled, PP/PLA and PP/PBS blend bio-composites. The melting temperature (T m ) and glass transition temperature (T g ) of pure PP, PBS and PLA showed a single peak but differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) presented two peaks for the T m and T g of the PP/PBS and PP/PLA blends. These results indicated that the PP/PBS and PP/PLA blend systems existed as immiscible blends. These results were also confirmed by the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) micrographs of the tensile fracture surface of the PP/PBS and PP/ PLA blends. At a PP/PBS and PP/PLA blend ratio of 70/30, the tensile and flexural strengths of bamboo flour (BF)- and wood flour (WF)-filled, PP/PBS and PP/PLA blend bio-composites were similar to those of BF- and WF-filled, PP and PBS bio-composites. In addition, these strengths of maleic anhydride-grafted PP (MAPP)- and acrylic acid-grafted PP (AAPP)-treated, BF- and WF-filled, PP/PBS and PP/PLA blend bio-composites were higher than those of non-treated bio-composites.

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  1. Advanced Meterials Research Institute, Biomaterial Technology Part, Samsung Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd., Daejun, 305-380, Korea

    Hee-Soo Kim

  2. Laboratory of Adhesion & Bio-Composites, Program in Environmental Materials Science, Seoul, 151-921, Korea

    Hee-Soo Kim & Hyun-Joong Kim

  3. Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-921, Korea

    Hyun-Joong Kim

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Kim, HS., Kim, HJ. Miscibility and performance evaluation of natural-flour-filled PP/PBS and PP/PLA bio-composites. Fibers Polym 14, 793–803 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-013-0793-0

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