Nanocomposites based on Thermoplastic starch/Polycaprolactone/graphenenanoplatelet (TPS/PCL/GNp): the effect of GNp content

Recently, full green nanocomposites have been considered for substitution synthetic polymers for protection of environment. In this study,nanocomposites samples based on TPS/PCL/GNpwere prepared via melt mixing method using an internal mixer.The GNp content in samples were 0.5 and 1 wt.%. To evaluate the compatibility of polymeric phases and the effect of GNp on the compatibility, dynamic-mechanical thermal analysis(DMTA) was conducted on the samples. The results showed that by increasing ofGNp content, the differences between (tand)max peaks were decreased which is an indication for better compatibility