Influence of Сellulose Stearate (CS) Content on Thermal and Rheological Properties of Poly(lactic acid)/CS Composites

Abstract:

Recently, a deliberate interest to look for composites that are eco-friendly and biodegradable appears. Therefore materials based on raw materials derived from natural resources of plant are being studied. One of the most promising bio-based polymers that have attracted the interest of many researchers is poly(lactic acid), which is made from plants and is readily biodegradable. Cellulose is one of the strongest and stiffest fibres available and it has a high potential to act as reinforcing agent in biopolymers. In our work we esterified cellulose using stearoyl chloride in ionic liquid and studied the effect of cellulose stearate addition to matrix polymers on thermal and rheological properties.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 559)
• Pages: 99-104
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.559.99
• Online since: June 2013
• Authors: Dmitri Šumigin, Elvira Tarasova, Andres Krumme, Anti Viikna
• Keywords: Calorimetry, Cellulose Stearate (CS), Composite, Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE), Polylactide, Rheology

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