Hydrolytic and Thermal Degradation of PCL and PCL/Bentonite Compounds

AUTOR(ES)

França, Danyelle Campos, Bezerra, Elieber Barros, Morais, Dayanne Diniz de Souza, Araújo, Edcleide Maria, Wellen, Renate Maria Ramos

FONTE

Mat. Res.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

08/04/2016

RESUMO

Poly(Ɛ-caprolactone)/montmorillonite (PCL/MMT) and Poly(Ɛ-caprolactone)/organo-modified montmorillonite (PCL/OMMT) compounds at 3% w/w clay content were prepared by melting mixing. The effect of MMT and OMMT on the degradability of PCL injected specimens was investigated in vacuum at 40oC for up to 45 days and in aqueous medium at 40oC for up to 45 days. Selected specimens were collected after 15, 30 and 45 days of exposure. Microstructural changes were monitored during the degradation experiment by means of melt flow rate (MFR), weight loss, X ray diffraction (XRD), mechanical properties, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). PCL and its compounds revealed not to be prone to hydrolytic degradation with similar results for MFR of samples exposed in vacuum and water. Gain and loss of weight were observed during experiments, probably due to swelling mechanism taking place in two stages, with the amorphous phase being the first to be swelled followed by the crystalline one. By XRD a new peak corresponding to (002) plane was evident for PCL/OMMT. PCL proved to be resistant to degradation since experiments carried out in vacuum or in aqueous medium for up to 45 days were not enough to affect the mechanical integrity of PCL samples.

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