Research Article

Mechanical and Optical Properties of Polylactic Acid Films Containing Surfactant-Modified Cellulose Nanocrystals

Table 1

Nomenclature and composition of PLA-CNC nanocomposites prepared in this work.

Sample nameCNC (%)PLA (%)Surfactant (1 wt.% w.r.t. CNC)

PLA0100
PLA-CNC(1%)-UM199
PLA-CNC(5%)-UM595
PLA-CNC(1%)-DA199Decylamine
PLA-CNC(5%)-DA595Decylamine
PLA-CNC(1%)-CTAB199CTAB
PLA-CNC(5%)-CTAB595CTAB