Poly (lactic acid) (PLA)/cellulose nanocrystals (CNC), poly(butylene succinate) (PBS)/CNC and PLA/PBS/CNC composite films were prepared using a solution-casting technique. CNCs can be used to enhance the crystallization of PLA by offering more nucleation sites, and PBS can increase spherulite growth rate of PLA by providing flexible chains. However, CNCs and PBS together tend to interfere with each other and thus enhancement in the crystallization of PLA is lost. FTIR, contact-angle measurements, and dissolution experiments were used to characterize the materials. It was found that the interfacial affinity was greater in the CNC-PBS system than the CNC-PLA system. It was therefore concluded that the PBS chains occupy most of the CNC surfaces in the molten state before cooling. Consequently, PLA was mainly blocked from the CNCs and the nucleation effect was greatly weakened. The binary and ternary composite systems are discussed in terms of their crystallization processes.
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