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Journal of Materials Science
Published in: Journal of Materials Science 22/2016

01-08-2016 | Original Paper

Mechanical, morphological, and solid-state viscoelastic responses of poly(lactic acid)/ethylene-co-vinyl-acetate super-tough blend reinforced with halloysite nanotubes

Authors: Rajendra Kumar Singla, Saurindra N. Maiti, Anup K. Ghosh

Published in: Journal of Materials Science | Issue 22/2016

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Abstract

In this work, ternary nanocomposites of poly(lactic acid)/ethylene-co-vinyl-acetate (PLA/EVA, 70:30) containing varying concentrations (0.4–9.1 wt%) of halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) were prepared through melt compounding. Enhanced tensile modulus and impact strength demonstrated the strengthening and toughening effects of halloysite in the nanocomposites, simultaneously. The impact-fractured surface morphologies and halloysite-induced morphological changes of the nanocomposites were evaluated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), respectively. FT-IR investigation revealed interactions between HNT and PLA. Glass transition behavior of the nanocomposites, as shown by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), presents strong evidence in favor of phase interaction and the reinforcing effect of halloysite. Enhanced tensile strength and elongation-at-break demonstrated the toughening effect of halloysite.
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Metadata
Title
Mechanical, morphological, and solid-state viscoelastic responses of poly(lactic acid)/ethylene-co-vinyl-acetate super-tough blend reinforced with halloysite nanotubes
Authors
Rajendra Kumar Singla
Saurindra N. Maiti
Anup K. Ghosh
Publication date
01-08-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Materials Science / Issue 22/2016
Print ISSN: 0022-2461
Electronic ISSN: 1573-4803
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-016-0255-3

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