A method for forming biodegradable fibers is provided. The method includes blending polylactic acid with a polyepoxide modifier to form a thermoplastic composition, extruding the thermoplastic composition through a die, and thereafter passing the extruded composition through a die to form a fiber. W
A method for forming biodegradable fibers is provided. The method includes blending polylactic acid with a polyepoxide modifier to form a thermoplastic composition, extruding the thermoplastic composition through a die, and thereafter passing the extruded composition through a die to form a fiber. Without intending to be limited by theory, it is believed that the polyepoxide modifier reacts with the polylactic acid and results in branching of its polymer backbone, thereby improving its melt strength and stability during fiber spinning without significantly reducing glass transition temperature. The reaction-induced branching can also increase molecular weight, which may lead to improved fiber ductility and the ability to better dissipate energy when subjected to an elongation force. To minimize premature reaction, the polylactic acid and polyepoxide modifier are first blended together at a relatively low temperature(s). Nevertheless, a relatively high shear rate may be employed during blending to induce chain scission of the polylactic acid backbone, thereby making more hydroxyl and/or carboxyl groups available for subsequent reaction with the polyepoxide modifier. Once blended, the temperature(s) employed during extrusion of the blended composition can be selected to both melt the composition and initiate a reaction of the polyepoxide modifier with hydroxyl and/or carboxyl groups of the polylactic acid. Through selective control over this method, the present inventors have discovered that the resulting fibers may exhibit good mechanical properties, both during and after melt spinning.
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1. A method for forming a polylactic acid fiber, the method comprising; melt blending a polylactic acid with a polyepoxide modifier and a polymeric toughening additive to form a thermoplastic composition, wherein the melt blending occurs at a temperature above the melting point of the polylactic aci
1. A method for forming a polylactic acid fiber, the method comprising; melt blending a polylactic acid with a polyepoxide modifier and a polymeric toughening additive to form a thermoplastic composition, wherein the melt blending occurs at a temperature above the melting point of the polylactic acid and below a temperature of about 230° C., the polyepoxide modifier having a number average molecular weight of from about 15,000 to about 250,000 grams per mole, wherein the amount of the polyepoxide modifier is from about 0.01 wt. % to about 10 wt. %, based on the weight of the polylactic acid, and the polymeric toughening additive comprises an ethylene/α-olefin copolymer, propylene/α-olefin copolymer, or a combination thereof;thereafter, extruding the thermoplastic composition at a temperature above about 230° C. to facilitate reaction of the polyepoxide modifier with the polylactic acid; andpassing the reacted composition through a die to form a fiber, wherein the melt blended composition comprises a plurality of discrete domains dispersed within a continuous phase, the discrete domains containing the polyepoxide modifier and the polymeric toughening additive and the continuous phase containing polylactic acid. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the polyepoxide modifier includes an epoxy-functional (meth)acrylic monomeric component. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the epoxy-functional (meth)acrylic monomeric component includes glycidyl acrylate, glycidyl methacrylate, or a combination thereof. 4. The method of claim 2, wherein the polyepoxide modifier is a copolymer that includes the epoxy-functional (meth)acrylic acid monomeric component and an additional monomeric component. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the additional monomeric component includes an α-olefin monomer. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the copolymer also comprises a (meth)acrylic monomeric component that lacks an epoxy group. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the polyepoxide modifier is poly(ethylene-co-methacrylate-co-glycidyl methacrylate). 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the polyepoxide modifier has a melt flow rate of from about 10 to about 200 grams per 10 minutes, determined at a load of 2160 grams and at a temperature of 190° C. in accordance with ASTM D1238-E. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the polyepoxide modifier has an epoxy equivalent weight of from about 200 to about 10,000 grams per mole. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the polylactic acid constitutes about 70 wt. % or more of the thermoplastic composition. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein melt blending occurs at a temperature of from about 180° C. to about 220° C. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein extrusion of the thermoplastic composition occurs at a temperature of from about 235° C. to about 300° C. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the thermoplastic composition has a glass transition temperature of from about 55° C. to about 65° C. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein the domains have a size of from about 10 to about 1000 nanometers. 15. The method of claim 1, further comprising drawing the extruded thermoplastic composition. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the draw ratio is from about 200:1 to about 7500:1. 17. The method of claim 1, wherein the moisture content of the polylactic acid prior to melt blending is from about 1 to about 100 parts per million. 18. The method of claim 1, wherein the moisture content of the thermoplastic composition prior to extrusion is from about 100 to about 500 ppm.
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