Results of the studies dealing with the toughness of polylactic acid/polycaprolactone (PLA/PCL) blends are analyzed with respect to the PCL particle size, PLA matrix crystallinity, and presence of a compatibilizer. It is shown that a high toughness or even “super-toughness” of PLA/PCL blends without a compatibilizer can be achieved for blends with the proper size of PCL particles. Nevertheless, the window for obtaining the super-tough PLA/PCL blends is quite narrow, as the final impact strength is very sensitive to multiple parameters: namely the blend composition, PLA matrix crystallinity, and PCL particle size. Available literature data suggest that the optimal composition for PLA/PCL blends is around 80/20 (w/w). The PLA/PCL(80/20) blends keep high stiffness of PLA matrix and the concentration of PCL particles is sufficient to achieve high toughness. The PLA/PCL(80/20) blends with low-crystallinity PLA matrix (below ca 10%) exhibit the highest toughness for bigger PCL particles (weight average diameter above 1 μm), while the blends with high-crystallinity PLA matrix (above ca 30%) exhibit the highest toughness for smaller PCL particles (weight average diameter below 0.5 μm). The addition of a compatibilizer may improve the toughness only on condition that it helps to achieve a suitable particle size. The toughness of both non-compatibilized and compatibilized PLA/PCL blends with optimized morphology can be more than 15 times higher in comparison with neat PLA.
Phase Structure, Compatibility, and Toughness of PLA/PCL Blends: A Review / Fortelny, I.; Ujcic, A.; Fambri, L.; Slouf, M.. - In: FRONTIERS IN MATERIALS. - ISSN 2296-8016. - ELETTRONICO. - 2019:6(2019), pp. 1-13.
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Titolo: | Phase Structure, Compatibility, and Toughness of PLA/PCL Blends: A Review |
Autori: | Fortelny, I.; Ujcic, A.; Fambri, L.; Slouf, M. |
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Titolo del periodico: | FRONTIERS IN MATERIALS |
Anno di pubblicazione: | 2019 |
Numero e parte del fascicolo: | 6 |
Codice identificativo Scopus: | 2-s2.0-85072723952 |
Codice identificativo ISI: | WOS:000482791600001 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmats.2019.00206 |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11572/279680 |
Citazione: | Phase Structure, Compatibility, and Toughness of PLA/PCL Blends: A Review / Fortelny, I.; Ujcic, A.; Fambri, L.; Slouf, M.. - In: FRONTIERS IN MATERIALS. - ISSN 2296-8016. - ELETTRONICO. - 2019:6(2019), pp. 1-13. |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 03.1 Articolo su rivista (Journal article) |