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. 2020 May 7;8:315. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00315

Table 3.

Summary of mechanical, thermal, and morphological properties of PLA composites.

Trade name Filler Filler content Mechanical Thermal Morphology Reference
Ingeo 4032D WF (14 μm) 5 wt% ↑ in TS with ↑ of WF in 0-1.5% strain range.
↑ in E of PLA/WF composite.
↓ in Tg and Tcc of PLA with ↑ in WF. Poor interfacial bonding between PLA and WF. Tao et al., 2017
Ingeo 2003D Beech wood (mesh size 0.237 mm) 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 wt% ↑ in TS and E up to 10 wt% and 20 wt% WF, respectively, and then ↓ on further ↑ WF. No change in Tg. With ↑ of WF, printed surface became rougher with more pores and visible agglomeration of wood particles. Kariz et al., 2018
Ingeo 4032D Poplar WF (100 meshes)
TPU
PCL
POE
10 wt%
10 wt%
10 wt%
10 wt%
↓ in mechanical properties with ↑ in WF.
↑ in IS and TS on adding TPU in PLA/WF composite.
Incorporating PCL and POE to composite ↓ its IS.
No change in crystallinity of PLA with ↑ in WF.
Maximum ↑ in crystallinity of PLA/WF with POE, making it brittle.
No change in Tg of PLA with addition of TPU.
Poor interfacial interaction between WF and PLA.
Adding TPU improved the interfacial interaction between WF and PLA, whereas adding POE made fracture surface of composite rougher.
Guo et al., 2018
Commercial PLA/WF filament WF 30 wt% ↑ in surface roughness with ↑ in layer height. Ayrilmis, 2018
Ingeo 4032D Cork powder 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50 wt% ↓ in TS, E, and elongation at break of PLA/cork composite with ↑ in cork content. Crystallinity of PLA was enhanced with ↑ in cork content. Daver et al., 2018
Ingeo 4032D PLA-g-CNFs 1, 3, 5 wt% Maximum TS and E at 3 wt% PLA-g-CNFs. Tg of PLA was unaffected while crystallinity was ↑ by 7.9% on 3 wt% addition of PLA-g-CNFs. Homogenous distribution of 5 wt% PLA-g-CNFs in the PLA matrix. Dong et al., 2017
Ingeo 4043D GGM 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 wt% Similar flexural modulus as that of PLA up to 20 wt% addition of GGM. Tg of PLA/GGM blend was not changed significantly.
↓ in thermal stability upon addition of GGM to the PLA matrix.
Agglomeration of GGM was seen in both filaments and printed parts.
PLA changed from continuous phase to spongy structure on adding GGM above 20 wt%.
Xu et al., 2018a
Ingeo 2002D PBS 20, 40, 60, 80 wt% Maximum ductility was observed in PBS/PLA (80:20 wt%) blend.
TS of printed bar was maximum for PBS/PLA blend of composition 40:60.
With PBS content above 60 wt%, recrystallization of PBS was seen during heating.
Degree of crystallinity of FDM printed parts was higher than raw filaments.
With PBS content less than 60%, PLA/PBS blend had no visible distortion.
Serious distortion was seen with PBS more than 80%.
Ou-Yang et al., 2018
Mg Vitamin E 6 g of 100 μm
4 g of 125 μm
2 g
Tg was reduced due to Mg. Incorporation of vitamin E enhanced the integration of Mg particles in the PLA matrix.
No agglomeration of filler in the polymer matrix.
Antoniac et al., 2019
Commercial filament Graphene 10 wt% ↑ in TS and E on incorporating 10 wt% graphene. On adding 10 wt% graphene, Tg of PLA was ↑ by 4°C. Good interlayer adhesion.
Homogenous dispersion of graphene nanocomposite in the PLA matrix.
Prashantha and Roger, 2017
Ingeo 4043D Chopped short CFs 15 wt% On adding 15 wt% of CFs, E of PLA was ↑ whereas TS was ↓. CFs were aligned along the filament length as well as along the printed test specimen.
Due to fiber pull out during failure of test specimen, voids were found.
Ferreira et al., 2017
Ingeo 3251D Polyamide 11
Joncryl ADR- 4368
20 wt%
0–3 wt%
PLA/PA11 (80/20) composite showed similar mechanical behavior as that of neat PLA.
PLA/PA11 composite showed highest elongation at break and TS 3 and 2 wt% Joncryl content, respectively.
↑ in degree of crystallinity of PLA on adding PA11.
↓ in crystallinity of PLA/PA11 on 3 wt% addition of Joncryl.
PA11 dispersed phased were present in both the filament and the 3D printed specimen.
Poor interfacial adhesion with Joncryl content ≤1.5 wt%, which led to brittle failure.
Rasselet et al., 2019
Ingeo 3D850 Lignin
Castor oil
0.5, 1, 2 and 3 wt%
40 μl
Maximum load before failure ↓ with ↑ of lignin from 0 to 2 wt% and then ↑ at 3 wt%. No effect on melting behavior on adding lignin.
On adding 2 and 3 wt% lignin, Tg of PLA ↓.
Domínguez-Robles et al., 2019
Ingeo 2003D KL 5, 10, 15, 20 wt% Elongation at break and TS of PLA/lignin composite ↓ on ↑ lignin.
No effect on E of PLA/lignin composite with addition of lignin.
Double melting behavior of PLA was furthermore enhanced on addition of lignin.
No significant difference in Tg and Tm was observed at various lignin concentrations.
On adding 5 wt% lignin, uniform distribution of <20 μm sized lignin aggregates in the PLA matrix was observed.
On adding 20 wt% lignin, aggregation concentration ↑ due to coalescence of lignin particles.
Gkartzou et al., 2017
Ingeo 4043D KL
OL
LS
5, 10, 15 wt% No improvement in flexural strength on incorporating any of that lignin.
↓ in IS with ↑ in lignin content.
LS-PLA composite had highest degree of decomposition as compared to OSL and KL.
On adding 15 wt% KL, OSL, and LS, Tg and Tm of PLA ↓.
Particle size of OSL lignin was 200 times smaller than KL and LS.
Cavities were observed between PLA and LS particle, which became homogenous and smaller with the ↑ in LS content to 15 wt%.
Mimini et al., 2019

Tcc–cold crystallization temperature. ↑ increase and ↓ decrease.