Issue 3, 2015

Ionic liquids–lignin combination: an innovative way to improve mechanical behaviour and water vapour permeability of eco-designed biodegradable polymer blends

Abstract

In this work, the potential use of lignin combined with ionic liquids (ILs) has been investigated on the final properties of biodegradable polymer blends. Poly(butylene-adipate-co-terephtalate)–polylactide–lignin (PBAT–PLA–Lig) were melted blending in one pot by using phosphonium ionic liquids as new additives. The effect of incorporating 16 wt% of lignin and PLA and 1 wt% of ILs into PBAT matrix has been explored on the mechanical behaviour, the water vapour permeability, the thermal stability as well as the morphologies of PBAT–PLA–Lig–IL blends. In all cases, the lignin–ionic liquid combination leads to a good mechanical performance coupled with a dramatic increase in water barrier properties. In addition, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis has been used to investigate the influence of ILs on the different morphologies of these sustainable polymer blends.

Graphical abstract: Ionic liquids–lignin combination: an innovative way to improve mechanical behaviour and water vapour permeability of eco-designed biodegradable polymer blends

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 okt 2014
Accepted
01 dec 2014
First published
05 dec 2014

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 1989-1998

Author version available

Ionic liquids–lignin combination: an innovative way to improve mechanical behaviour and water vapour permeability of eco-designed biodegradable polymer blends

S. Livi, V. Bugatti, M. Marechal, B. G. Soares, G. M. O. Barra, J. Duchet-Rumeau and J. Gérard, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 1989 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA11919C

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