Rheological, Thermal, and Degradation Properties of PLA/PPG Blends

The work presented herein focuses on simulating the compounding process via a torque rheometer, as well as the relationship between the melt viscosity and the polymer molecular weight (MW). We aim to predict the plasticization of polylactic acid (PLA) using polypropylene glycol (PPG) with different...

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Main Authors: Dong Xie, Yang Zhao, Yuan Li, Anna Marie LaChance, Jinqing Lai, Luyi Sun, Junjia Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/21/3519