The use of PLA filled with fibrillar nanocellulose from wastepaper as an expansion joint material
Author:
Szafraniec MałgorzataORCID,
Grabias-Blicharz EwelinaORCID,
Droździel-Jurkiewicz MagdaORCID,
Tor-Świątek AnetaORCID
Abstract
The effect of nanocellulose (3 or 5 wt%) on the PLA properties was investigated. Moreover, the possibility of using such composites as an expansion joint material was considered. Nanocellulose was obtained from wastepaper by mechano-chemical treatment. The structure, impact strength, tensile strength of the composites and the adhesion to the cement were studied. It was observed that with the increasing nanocellulose content, the impact strength and tensile strength decreased because of weak interactions at the interface and formation of agglomerates.
Publisher
LUKASIEWICZ Research Network - Industrial Chemistry Research Institute
Subject
Materials Chemistry,Polymers and Plastics,General Chemical Engineering