Research Article
Enhancement of Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Polylactic Acid/Polycaprolactone Blends by Hydrophilic Nanoclay
Table 2
Basal spacing of PLA/PCL composites at various clay loadings.
| | Sample | 2θ (°) | Basal spacing (nm) |
| | Clay MMT K10 | 8.967 | 0.985 | | PLA/PCL/1 wt% MMT K10 | — | — | | PLA/PCL/3 wt% MMT K10 | — | — | | PLA/PCL/5 wt% MMT K10 | — | — | | PLA/PCL/7 wt% MMT K10 | 8.855 | 0.998 |
| | Clay N.PGV | 6.043 | 1.461 | | PLA/PCL/1 wt% N.PGV | — | — | | PLA/PCL/3 wt% N.PGV | 5.765 | 1.532 | | PLA/PCL/5 wt% N.PGV | 5.645 | 1.564 | | PLA/PCL/7 wt% N.PGV | 5.575 | 1.584 |
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