Table 7.
Blends with biodegradable elastomers and rubbers.
| Elastomer category | Elastomer name | PLA/Elastomer (wt/wt) | Tensile strength (MPa) | Tensile modulus E (GPa) | Tensile elongation ε(%) | Izod impact strength (J/m) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | 100/0 | 65 | – | 4 | 64 (Unnotched) 27 (Notched) | Li and Shimizu, 2007 |
| Biodegradable PU Elastomer | Thermoplastic Poly(ether)urethane | 70/30 | 31.5 | – | 363 | 315 (Unnotched) | |
| Pellethane™2102-75A | 70/30 | – | – | 410 | 769 (Notched) | Natureworks LLC, 2007 | |
| – | – | 100/0 | 46.8 | 1.8 | 5.1 | – | Zhang et al., 2009b |
| Biodegradable Polyamide Elastomer | Thermoplastic PAE | 5 | 48.1 | 1.5 | 161.5 | – | |
| 20 | 23.4 | - | 184.6 | – |