成核剂lbpa和pona对聚乳酸结晶性能的影响分析-effect of nucleating agents lbpa and pona on crystallization properties of pla.docxVIP

万方数据 万方数据 Abstract Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is a biodegradable thermoplastic polyester that can be derived from renewable plant resources, and it exhibits the superior mechanical properties and biocompatibility comparable to those traditional polymers. However, the key bottlenecks in extending the fields of application for PLA are the low crystallization rate and crystallinity. One of the easiest ways to improve the crystallization kinetics of PLA is by adding nucleating agents. The effects of selected nucleation agents LBPA and PONA on the crystallization behavior and kinetics of PLA were investigated by using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Polarized Optical Microscope (POM), Wide-angle X-Ray Diffraction (WAXD) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) in this paper. The crystal morphology of PLA was observed via Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) technique through chemical etching. It was found that both LBPA and PONA were the effective nucleating agents for PLA, but their effects of nucleation were different. The LBPA has the function of heterogeneous nucleation for PLA melt-crystallization while the PONA could increase the finial crystallinity by promoting the cold-crystallization. The mixed LBPA/PONA shown a good synergic effect on the crystallization kinetics improvement. The addition of blended nucleating agents could reduce the nucleation induction period and crystal size but significantly increased the nucleation density. The micrographs of POM and SEM revealed that the PLA crystals were the most common spherulites. The POM images illustrated that the crystals showed an obvious maltesecross while SEM presented the three-dimensional spherical crystal after etched by sodium hydroxide (0.03mol/L) at 50℃ for 5h. The crystallization kinetics results indicated that t1/2 shows an U-shaped temperature dependence, the fastest growth rate was achieved in the temperature range of 105~110℃. However, the mechanisms of nucleation and crystal growth were simi