Affiliation:
1. Green Preparation Technology of Biobased Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming 650500, China
Abstract
This study aims to synthesize and evaluate the properties of bio-sourced poly(1,3-propanediol) laurate (PO3G-LA) as a plasticizer in the fabrication of poly(1,3-propanediol) laurate/L-polylactic acid (PO3G-LA/PLLA) thin films. Utilizing an esterification reaction between poly(1,3-propanediol) (PO3G) and lauric acid (LA), PO3G-LA is synthesized and incorporated into PLLA films via solution casting. Results demonstrate that PO3G-LA exhibits excellent compatibility with PLLA, markedly enhancing the toughness and slightly improving the thermal stability of the resulting films. Specifically, the addition of 20% PO3G-LA increases the elongation at the break of the films to 190%, indicating enhanced flexibility. Accelerated degradation experiments conducted at 60 °C revealed that the presence of PO3G-LA under neutral conditions had minimal impact on the degradation rate of the film samples. Conversely, variations in the PO3G-LA content of the films when exposed to acidic and alkaline conditions were found to influence their degradation rates.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
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