Abstract:
Glycidyl methacrylate-g-ethyleneoctene copolymer(POE-GMA) and wood flour(WF) were blended with polylactic acid(PLA) in Haake mixer. The properties of the PLA-WF composites were investigated using tensile strength, impact strength, differential scanning calorimetry(DSC) and scanning electronic microscopy(SEM). Results showed that the tensile strength and flexural capability of PLA-WF composites decreased with the increasing of POE-GMA content. The crystallization temperature of PLA-WF composites decreased and crystallinity increased by adding POEGMA. When m(PLA)∶m(WF)∶m(POE-GMA) was 80∶20∶20, the surface free energy reached the lowest and the surface contact angle reached the highest values. The addition of POE-GMA had little effect on the initial temperature of thermal degradation of the PLA.