Effect of Curcumin Cross-Linked Epoxy Soybean Oil on Mechanical Properties and UV Resistance of Polylactic Acid
Zixuan Zou
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center of Industrial Fiber Preparation and Application, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Contribution: Data curation (lead), Investigation (lead), Writing - original draft (lead)
Search for more papers by this authorXuejing Wei
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center of Industrial Fiber Preparation and Application, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Contribution: Investigation (supporting), Methodology (supporting)
Search for more papers by this authorJiayi Yao
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center of Industrial Fiber Preparation and Application, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Contribution: Investigation (supporting), Methodology (supporting)
Search for more papers by this authorLi Sun
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center of Industrial Fiber Preparation and Application, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Contribution: Investigation (supporting), Methodology (supporting)
Search for more papers by this authorHua Wang
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center of Industrial Fiber Preparation and Application, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Contribution: Conceptualization (supporting), Funding acquisition (supporting), Project administration (supporting), Visualization (supporting), Writing - review & editing (supporting)
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Shaohua Chen
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center of Industrial Fiber Preparation and Application, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Correspondence:
Shaohua Chen ([email protected])
Luoxin Wang ([email protected])
Contribution: Conceptualization (lead), Funding acquisition (lead), Project administration (lead), Visualization (lead), Writing - review & editing (lead)
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Luoxin Wang
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center of Industrial Fiber Preparation and Application, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Correspondence:
Shaohua Chen ([email protected])
Luoxin Wang ([email protected])
Contribution: Formal analysis (equal), Project administration (equal), Resources (equal), Visualization (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorZixuan Zou
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center of Industrial Fiber Preparation and Application, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Contribution: Data curation (lead), Investigation (lead), Writing - original draft (lead)
Search for more papers by this authorXuejing Wei
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center of Industrial Fiber Preparation and Application, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Contribution: Investigation (supporting), Methodology (supporting)
Search for more papers by this authorJiayi Yao
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center of Industrial Fiber Preparation and Application, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Contribution: Investigation (supporting), Methodology (supporting)
Search for more papers by this authorLi Sun
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center of Industrial Fiber Preparation and Application, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Contribution: Investigation (supporting), Methodology (supporting)
Search for more papers by this authorHua Wang
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center of Industrial Fiber Preparation and Application, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Contribution: Conceptualization (supporting), Funding acquisition (supporting), Project administration (supporting), Visualization (supporting), Writing - review & editing (supporting)
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Shaohua Chen
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center of Industrial Fiber Preparation and Application, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Correspondence:
Shaohua Chen ([email protected])
Luoxin Wang ([email protected])
Contribution: Conceptualization (lead), Funding acquisition (lead), Project administration (lead), Visualization (lead), Writing - review & editing (lead)
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Luoxin Wang
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center of Industrial Fiber Preparation and Application, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Correspondence:
Shaohua Chen ([email protected])
Luoxin Wang ([email protected])
Contribution: Formal analysis (equal), Project administration (equal), Resources (equal), Visualization (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorFunding: This study was supported by the Hubei Provincial Department of Education key project, D20221706.
ABSTRACT
In order to improve the mechanical properties and UV resistance of polylactic acid (PLA) composites, a bio-based additive (ESO-CUR) was synthesized by one-pot method. A new environment-friendly toughening agent was synthesized by using epoxy soybean oil (ESO) as the core material and curcumin (CUR) as the curing agent. PLA composite material with toughening and UV resistance was prepared by melt blending process. Among them, the elongation at break of 6%ESO-CUR/PLA reached 20.26% in the tensile test, which was 11.8 times higher than that of pure PLA. In addition, 6%ESO-CUR/PLA has excellent UV resistance, and the UV protection factor (UPF) is increased from 3.1 to 15,485 of pure PLA. The results show that the new environmental protection toughening agent has a significant synergistic effect on improving the mechanical properties and UV protection properties of PLA. In order to reduce the white pollution caused by traditional plastics, it provides a new way to prepare biodegradable materials with excellent properties.
Conflicts of Interest
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