Effects of Hydrazide Nucleating Agents on Crystallization and Mechanical Properties of Polylactic Acid
In order to improve the crystallinity and toughness of polylactic acid(PLA),two nucleating agents of diphenyl adipate hydrazide(SDA210)and diphenyl sebacate hydrazide(SDA356)were added into PLA by melt blending.The effects of two nucleating agents on the crystallization and mechanical properties of PLA were investigated by differential scanning calorimeter,X-ray diffractometer and polarization microscope.The results showed that both SDA210 and SDA356 are effective nucleating agents for PLA.When the dosage of SDA210 was 1.0%,the nucleation effect of PLA was the best,and the crystallinity of SDA210 was 10.21%higher than that of pure PLA.The nucleation effect of SDA356 was the best when 0.8%dosage was added,and its crystallinity was 12.57%higher than that of pure PLA.Both nucleating agents could improve the impact properties of polylactic acid composites.PLA/0.8%SDA356 had the best no-notched impact strength,reaching 170.08J/M,which was 31.3%higher than that of pure PLA.The nucleation and toughening effects of the nucleating agent SDA356 were better than those of SDA210 under the same dosage.