Sustainable Polylactide-Based Blends provides a critical overview of the state-of-the-art in polylactide (PLA)-based blends, addressing the latest advances, innovative processing techniques and fundamental issues that persist in the field. Sections cover the fundamentals of sustainable polymeric materials, polylactide and polymer blends, current and upcoming processing technologies, structure and morphology characterization techniques for PLA and PLA-based blends, and the processing, morphology development, and properties of polylactide-based blends. Final chapters focus on current and future applications, market potential, key challenges and future outlooks.
Throughout the book, theoretical modeling of immiscible polymer blends helps to establish structure-property relationships in various PLA-based polymer blends. With in-depth coverage of fundamentals and processing techniques, the book aims to support the selection of each processing method, along with an understanding of surface chemistry to achieve improved compatibility between phases.
1. 1. Introduction - p. 1 2. 2. Terminology and dimensions of sustainability, life cycle assessment, and characteristics of sustainable polymer materials - p. 17 3. 3. Science and technology of polylactide - p. 31 4. 4. Synthesis, properties, advantages, and challenges of bio-based and biodegradable polymers used for the preparation of blends with polylactide - p. 51 5. 5. Fundamentals of polymer blend technology - p. 79 6. 6. Processing technologies for polylactide-based blends - p. 127 7. 7. Techniques for structural and morphological characterization of polymer blends - p. 139 8. 8. Mechanical models for polymer blends - p. 179 9. 9. Polylactide stereocomplex - p. 187 10. 10. Polylactide/natural rubber blends - p. 213 11. 11. Polylactide/starch blends - p. 229 12. 12. Polylactide/chitosan blends - p. 251 13. 13. Polylactide/poly(hydroxyalkanoate) blends - p. 271 14. 14. Polylactide/lignin blends - p. 291 15. 15. Polylactide/natural oil blends - p. 313 16. 16. Polylactide/poly(butylene succinate) blends - p. 342 17. Polylactide/poly[(butylene succinate)-co-adipate] blends - p. 353 18. 18. Polylactide/poly(ɛ-caprolactone) blends - p. 375 19. 19. Polylactide/poly(butylene adipate terephthalate) blends - p. 399 20. 20. Market, current and future applications - p. 413 21. 21. Conclusions, challenges, and future outlook - p. 423 22. Index - p. 429
Sustainable Polylactide-Based Blends provides a critical overview of the state-of-the-art in polylactide (PLA)-based blends, addressing the latest advances, innovative processing techniques and fundamental issues that persist in the field. Sections cover the fundamentals of sustainable polymeric materials, polylactide and polymer blends, current and upcoming processing technologies, structure and morphology characterization techniques for PLA and PLA-based blends, and the processing, morphology development, and properties of polylactide-based blends. Final chapters focus on current and future applications, market potential, key challenges and future outlooks.
Throughout the book, theoretical modeling of immiscible polymer blends helps to establish structure-property relationships in various PLA-based polymer blends. With in-depth coverage of fundamentals and processing techniques, the book aims to support the selection of each processing method, along with an understanding of surface chemistry to achieve improved compatibility between phases.
1. 1. Introduction - p. 1 2. 2. Terminology and dimensions of sustainability, life cycle assessment, and characteristics of sustainable polymer materials - p. 17 3. 3. Science and technology of polylactide - p. 31 4. 4. Synthesis, properties, advantages, and challenges of bio-based and biodegradable polymers used for the preparation of blends with polylactide - p. 51 5. 5. Fundamentals of polymer blend technology - p. 79 6. 6. Processing technologies for polylactide-based blends - p. 127 7. 7. Techniques for structural and morphological characterization of polymer blends - p. 139 8. 8. Mechanical models for polymer blends - p. 179 9. 9. Polylactide stereocomplex - p. 187 10. 10. Polylactide/natural rubber blends - p. 213 11. 11. Polylactide/starch blends - p. 229 12. 12. Polylactide/chitosan blends - p. 251 13. 13. Polylactide/poly(hydroxyalkanoate) blends - p. 271 14. 14. Polylactide/lignin blends - p. 291 15. 15. Polylactide/natural oil blends - p. 313 16. 16. Polylactide/poly(butylene succinate) blends - p. 342 17. Polylactide/poly[(butylene succinate)-co-adipate] blends - p. 353 18. 18. Polylactide/poly(ɛ-caprolactone) blends - p. 375 19. 19. Polylactide/poly(butylene adipate terephthalate) blends - p. 399 20. 20. Market, current and future applications - p. 413 21. 21. Conclusions, challenges, and future outlook - p. 423 22. Index - p. 429
