title: Effect of stretching on the mechanical properties in melt-spun poly(butylene succinate)/microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) nanocomposites.
abstract: In order to prepare poly(butylene succinate)/microfibrillated cellulose composites with high performance, in this work, microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) was first treated by acetylchloride with ball-milling to improve its interfacial compatibility with poly(butylene succinate) (PBS). Then melt stretching processing was adopted to further improve the dispersion and orientation of MFC in as-spun PBS fiber. And the effect of MFC on the crystalline structure and mechanical properties were systematically investigated for the melt-spun fibers prepared with two different draw ratios. The dispersion, alignment of the MFC and interfacial crystalline structure in the composite fibers are significantly influenced by the stretching force during the melt spinning. The possible formation of nanohybrid shish kebab (NHSK) superstructure where aligned MFC as shish and PBS lamellae as kebab has been suggested via SEM and SAXS in the composite fibers prepared at the high draw ratio. Large improvement in tensile strength has been realized at the high draw ratio due to the enhanced orientation and dispersion of MFC as well as the formation of NHSK.
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer Science and Materials, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Mi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer Science and Materials, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Mao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer Science and Materials, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yongsheng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer Science and Materials, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Tianxiang
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer Science and Materials, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: qiangfu@scu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D002072:Butylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry*; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization; D055595:Mechanical Phenomena; D053761:Nanocomposites / Q000737:chemistry*; D044367:Phase Transition; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002072:Butylene Glycols; D011108:Polymers; C089797:bionole; D002482:Cellulose
keywords: Melt stretching; Microfibrillated cellulose; PBS