PMID- 30545116
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20231005
IS  - 1996-1944 (Print)
IS  - 1996-1944 (Electronic)
IS  - 1996-1944 (Linking)
VI  - 11
IP  - 12
DP  - 2018 Dec 12
TI  - Optimization of Thermoplastic Blend Matrix HDPE/PLA with Different Types and 
      Levels of Coupling Agents.
LID - 10.3390/ma11122527 [doi]
LID - 2527
AB  - High-density polyethylene (HDPE) and poly(lactic) acid (PLA) blends with 
      different ratios of both polymers, namely, 30:70, 50:50, and 70:30, were 
      produced. Polyethylene-grafted maleic anhydride and a random copolymer of 
      ethylene and glycidyl methacrylate were also considered as compatibilizers to 
      modify HDPE/PLA optimal blends and were added in the amounts of 1, 3, and 5 wt.%. 
      Different properties of the blends were evaluated by performing tensile tests and 
      scanning electron microscopy to analyze blend and interfaces morphology. 
      Moreover, thermomechanical analysis through differential scanning calorimetry, 
      thermo-gravimetric analysis, and infrared spectroscopy were also performed. The 
      blend containing equal amounts of HDPE and PLA seemed to present a good balance 
      between amount of bio-derived charge and acceptable mechanical properties. This 
      suggests that these blends have a good potential for the production of composites 
      with lingo-cellulosic fillers.
FAU - Quitadamo, Alessia
AU  - Quitadamo A
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5095-7503
AD  - Department of Chemical and Material Engineering, Universita di Roma La Sapienza, 
      via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, Italy. alessia.quitadamo@uniroma1.it.
AD  - Ingenierie des Materiaux Polymeres, INSA de Lyon, Universite de Lyon 69003, 69621 
      Villeurbanne, France. alessia.quitadamo@uniroma1.it.
FAU - Massardier, Valerie
AU  - Massardier V
AD  - Ingenierie des Materiaux Polymeres, INSA de Lyon, Universite de Lyon 69003, 69621 
      Villeurbanne, France. valerie.massardier@insa-lyon.fr.
FAU - Santulli, Carlo
AU  - Santulli C
AD  - School of Architecture and Design, Universita di Camerino, Viale della 
      Rimembranza, 63100 Ascoli Piceno, Italy. carlo.santulli@unicam.it.
FAU - Valente, Marco
AU  - Valente M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6298-3693
AD  - Department of Chemical and Material Engineering, Universita di Roma La Sapienza, 
      via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, Italy. marco.valente@uniroma1.it.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20181212
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Materials (Basel)
JT  - Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
JID - 101555929
PMC - PMC6316725
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - bio-derived polymers
OT  - blend
OT  - compatibilization
OT  - thermoplastic matrix for composite
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2018/12/14 06:00
MHDA- 2018/12/14 06:01
PMCR- 2018/12/12
CRDT- 2018/12/15 06:00
PHST- 2018/11/13 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2018/12/04 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2018/12/06 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2018/12/15 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2018/12/14 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2018/12/14 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2018/12/12 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - ma11122527 [pii]
AID - materials-11-02527 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/ma11122527 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Materials (Basel). 2018 Dec 12;11(12):2527. doi: 10.3390/ma11122527.