Multiphase Polylactide Blends: Towards a Sustainable and Green Environment

Multiphase Polylactide Blends: Towards a Sustainable and Green Environment guides the reader through fundamentals, science, preparation, and key areas of innovation in polylactide (PLA) blends, with the aim of supporting and shaping further research and industrial application of these materials for sustainable future development. Bio-based polymers, and notably PLA, have gained increasing interest as a more sustainable alternative, but also bring challenges in terms of mechanical and physical properties, processability, and production costs. The use of blends looks to address these, with the development of new types of economically viable and environmentally friendly compatibilizers, which ensure optimum dispersion of dispersed phase and better interfacial adhesion between the phases. Moreover, innovative reactive processing technology and understanding of complex rheology for product development are required. These considerations provide a framework for the book, which provides in-depth coverage of stereocomplex crystals, binary bio-blends with other biopolymers, binary blends with petroleum-based polymers, binary blends with elastomeric polymers, and ternary blends. This is a valuable book for academic researchers, scientists, and advanced students across bio-based polymers, polymer science, chemistry, and materials science, as well as engineers, R&D professionals, and all those in industry with an interest in polylactide-based blends, biopolymers, and sustainable materials and products. Provides detailed coverage of the fundamentals and science of polylactide (PLA) blends, including molecular structure, properties, compatibilizers, and dispersionOffers a thorough, critical overview of the state-of-the-art in PLA-based blends, addressing key challenges and future perspectivesCovers the latest advances, including PLA blend nanocomposites, foaming and Additive Manufacturing INDICE: 1. Fundamentals of Polymers and Molecular Structure 2. Introduction to Polymer Blends 3. Polylactide (PLA): Molecular Structure-Properties 4. PLLA/PDLA Blends: Stereocomplex Crystals 5. Polylactide (PLA) Binary Bio-blends with Other Biopolymers 6. Polylactide (PLA) Binary Blends with Petroleum-based Nondegradable Thermoplastics 7. Polylactide (PLA) Binary Blends with Elastomeric Polymers 8. Ternary Blends of Polylactide (PLA) 9. Polylactide (PLA) Blend Nanocomposites 10. Additive Manufacturing of Polylactide (PLA) Blends 11. Foaming of Polylactide (PLA) Blends 12. Conclusions and Perspectives in Multiphase Polylactide (PLA) Blends

• ISBN: 978-0-12-824150-9
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 350
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2021
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés