Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the quantitative and qualitative effects of the form of natural phenolic compounds (NPCs) on the decomposition of polylactide (PLA) under different measurement conditions. For this purpose, thermogravimetry analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and pyrolysis-combustion flow calorimetry (PCFC) analyses were carried out not only on individual raw materials like calcium lignosulfonate (BX), tannic acid (TA), BX chemically modified with TA (BMT), but also on PLA/BX, PLA/TA, and PLA/BMT composites with 3, 6, and 9 wt.% of filler. Moreover, the work checked whether to obtain satisfactory results it is necessary to carry out chemical modification lasting many hours, or whether simple physical mixing of ingredients (TABX) is enough, e.g. in proportions 1:2, 2:4, 3:6. The results of these analyses showed that TA is neither a good flame retardant nor a highly swelling material, but when combined with BX physically or chemically, it can produce an interesting synergistic effect. This work proves that chemically obtained BMT hybrid material allows to reduce flammability by 30 % compared to PLA which cannot be achieved by physically mixing these components in a polymer melt. On the other hand, the addition of TABX is sufficient to achieve a good thermal stabilization effect under processing conditions.
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