ArticlePolymers2022
Chitin Nanocrystal Hydrophobicity Adjustment by Fatty Acid Esterification for Improved Polylactic Acid Nanocomposites.
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Bioplastics may solve environmental issues related to the current linear plastic economy, but they need improvement to be viable alternatives. To achieve this, we aimed to add chitin nanocrystals (ChNC) to polylactic acid (PLA), which is known to alter material properties while maintaining a fully bio-based character. However, ChNC are not particularly compatible with PLA, and surface modification with fatty acids was used to improve this. We used fatty acids that are different in carbon chain length (C4-C18) and degree of saturation (C18:2). We successfully used Steglich esterification and confirmed covalent attachment of fatty acids to the ChNC with FTIR and solid-state
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