Abstract
Twin-screw extrusion was applied to prepare the carbon nanotubes/polylactic acid (CNT/PLA) nanocomposites. Five different extruded plates were produced under variation of CNT concentrations. The internal microstructures were also observed by optical microscope to examine the distribution and dispersion of CNT in the PLA. Besides, the crystallinity of the CNT/PLA nanocomposites was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and density method. The effects of the CNT concentrations on the mechanical and electrical properties of the nanocomposites were investigated. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) was performed to observe the CNT dispersion in the nano-scale. These results suggested that the crystallinity was increased with the increase of CNT concentrations, demonstrating that CNT played a role as a nucleating agent in PLA. Moreover, the mechanical and electrical properties of PLA have been improved by a proper incorporation of CNTs due to a good distribution and dispersion of the CNTs.
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