Abstract:
PURPOSE: A polypropylene-polylactic acid mixed resin/graphene/natural fiber bionanocomposite is provided to remarkably improve mechanical properties such as tensile strength, flexural strength, and impact strength by uniformly dispersing graphene and natural fiber due to the addition of a compatibilizer. CONSTITUTION: A bionanocomposite includes a polypropylene-polylactic acid mixed resin, a compatibilizer, graphene, and natural fiber. The propylene is selected from a propylene homopolymer, the copolymer of a (C2-18)α-olefin and propylene, or a mixture thereof. The polylactic acid one or more selected from poly-L-lactic acid, poly-D-lactic acid, or poly-L,D-lactic acid each of which number average molecular weight is 10,000-100,000. The compatibilizer is maleic anhydride-grafted-polypropylene. The amount of the maleic anhydride included is 0.1-5.0 wt% with regard to the compatibilizer.