Reactive compatibilization of polypropylene grafted with maleic anhydride and styrene, prepared by a mechanochemical method, for a blend system of biodegradable poly(propylene carbonate)/polypropylene spunbond nonwoven slice
Abstract
Poly(propylene carbonate) (PPC)/polypropylene (PP) spunbond nonwoven slice has gained more attention, owing to its excellent properties, such as biodegradability, flexibility, biocompatibility, and CO2 utilization. However, the applications of this green material are limited due to the poor thermodynamic incompatibility between PPC and PP. In this paper, PP grafted with maleic anhydride (MAH) and styrene (St) (PP-g-(MAH-co-St)), prepared by a mechanochemical method and having a grafting percentage GMAH = 1.40 %, was used as a compatibilizer to prepare a biodegradable PPC/compatibilizer/PP composite-spunbond nonwoven slice by melt-blending. The effects of compatibilizer content on the tensile strength, elongation at break, melt flow rate, thermal properties, and micro-morphology of PPC/PP-g-(MAH-co-St)/PP were systematically studied. Furthermore, the mechanism of compatibilization of PP-g-(MAH-co-St) in the PPC/PP spunbond nonwoven composite slice is discussed. The results indicated that this green PP-g-(MAH-co-St) exhibited a clear reactive compatibilization effect. Therefore, it can be considered as a good compatibilizer for the biodegradable PPC/PP spunbond nonwoven slice.
Funding source: The Hainan Province Science and Technology Special Fund
Award Identifier / Grant number: ZDYF2021GXJS024
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Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
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Research funding: The Hainan Province Science and Technology Special Fund (ZDYF2021GXJS024) and the “Research and Development of Nonwovens Carbon Dioxide-based Completely Biodegradable Materials” Project.
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
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