Amorphized cellulose as filler in biocomposites based on poly (ɛ-caprolactone)

M Cocca, R Avolio, G Gentile, E Di Pace, ME Errico… - Carbohydrate …, 2015 - Elsevier
Carbohydrate polymers, 2015Elsevier
Amorphous cellulose particles, obtained through a solvent-free mechano-chemical process,
have been tested for the first time as a potential filler for biodegradable composites based on
poly (ɛ-caprolactone)(PCL). Commercial cellulose fibers have been also tested for
comparison. An effective interfacial strategy based on a compatibilizing agent, a modified
PCL, has been used to improve the polymer/filler interfacial adhesion. Composites have
been tested through physico-mechanical characterizations and soil burial degradation tests …
Abstract
Amorphous cellulose particles, obtained through a solvent-free mechano-chemical process, have been tested for the first time as a potential filler for biodegradable composites based on poly(ɛ-caprolactone) (PCL). Commercial cellulose fibers have been also tested for comparison. An effective interfacial strategy based on a compatibilizing agent, a modified PCL, has been used to improve the polymer/filler interfacial adhesion. Composites have been tested through physico-mechanical characterizations and soil burial degradation tests, in order to evaluate the influence of cellulose structure and morphology and polymer/filler interfacial adhesion on the final properties of the realized materials. The use of the amorphous cellulose particles combined with the presence of a suitable interfacial agent has allowed to modulate relevant technological properties of the realized composites, such as tensile and thermal properties, water absorption, water vapor transmission rate and biodegradation kinetic.
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