Corrigendum to “Recent advances on reactive extrusion of Poly(lactic acid)” [Eur. Polym. J. 184 (2023) 111727]

Polylactic acid/epoxidized linseed oil/polypropylene grafted maleic anhydride: A promising combination of toughness and rigidity

“…2 Blending PLA with other polymers and additives is a very popular and useful strategy for improving its toughness and other physic-mechanical properties. [3][4][5][6] In this regard, vegetable oil derivatives as inexpensive, green and sustainable feedstock, have been receiving great interest as plasticizers for PLA. A huge number of papers reports the use of functionalized vegetable oils in PLA formulations for improving toughness.…”

“…However, one of the main drawbacks of PLA is its intrinsic brittleness, along with low elongation at break, fracture toughness, and impact strength, which limits its further applications and replacement of commodity polymers 2 . Blending PLA with other polymers and additives is a very popular and useful strategy for improving its toughness and other physic‐mechanical properties 3–6 . In this regard, vegetable oil derivatives as inexpensive, green and sustainable feedstock, have been receiving great interest as plasticizers for PLA.…”

Compatibilization of PLA/PBAT blends with epoxidized canola oil for 3D printing applications

“…Unfortunately, most biopolyesters and even more broadly most biopolymers, have largely failed in industrial applications because of their low mechanical properties, insufficient crystallinity, and overall inferior performance. 3 To address these limitations, research has primarily focused on blending such biopolymers in the presence of compatibilizers, plasticizers, and/or reinforcing fillers. [4][5][6] This strategy is largely scalable, sustainable, and cost-effective, provided that the fully biobased designation can be maintained, and appropriate performance metrics can be demonstrated.…”