Looking for references that looked into the improved compatibility of PLA and Cellulose composites. Anything from chain extenders to coupling agents and lubricant...
I am at hearth an experimentalist and totally request you approach this from that point of view. Try making several prototypes composites, evaluate them, see if any are experimentally better than others, compare your results with any in the literature and see if your results are different, better, worse or the same as that of others. In the process you will likely discover the processing parameters often can have a major impact on which e.g. coupling agents are better. Also because optimizing processing parameters can be an art /skill developed over time A) excellent for you to learn and develop this trait and B) this gives you a clear and present advantage over those who do polymer chemistry mainly theoretically. Yes, study and understand the theory; ask great questions. Then verify whether you can confirm what other said experimentally.
Thnks also for being interested in this promising area of biodegradable and renewable resource research.
Walter.
Hi Walter,
Thank you for your feedback. I will, in fact, do the experimental testing of some PLA/Cellulose fiber composites during my master's research. I will be testing samples with 3 different wt. % and 3 different fibers length (L/D ratios) and comparing it with the pure PLA. I will be doing this with 3 different composites containing cellulose for a total of 30 different types of samples. I will have to test the mechanical and thermal properties and more.
This semester I have to prepare my research by finding some information about these composites I am looking at. For example, if I can find what kind of additives works best in PVA/Cellulose composites through literature, I won't have to do the additional tests to get these answers and I will be able to go straight to the main focus of my research.
Respectfully,
Céleste
Hi Amin,
Thank you for these links, I will look into these additives closely.
Dear Mr. Ammin,
With MAPP can be work with cellulose fibers interation, but ..As you know, it is not easy to work as industry, because the amount of water inside the cellulose fiber. It will react with MAPP? do you have any suggestion to prevent this point. thanks a lot