RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 New non-destructive optical approach to determine the crystallization kinetics of PLA under a CO2 atmosphere with spatial and temporal resolution A1 Martín de León, Judit A1 Bernardo García, Victoria A1 Solórzano Quijano, Eusebio A1 Rodríguez Pérez, Miguel Ángel K1 Polylactide K1 Ácido poliláctico K1 Crystallization kinetics K1 Cinética de cristalización K1 Carbon dioxide K1 Dióxido de carbono AB The kinetics of crystallization of Polylactic Acid (PLA) in the presence of CO2 pressures from 1.5 to 4 MPa, has been studied by measuring the optical absorbance evolution of the material with time. To perform this study, an own-designed pressure vessel provided with windows has been used. The non-destructive approach presented in this paper allows for obtaining very accurate crystallinity data as a function of time for a wide range of pressures. Besides, this new approach allows measuring with spatial resolution, i.e., obtaining the crystallization kinetics' evolution in different areas of the samples, which helps to analyze in detail the crystallization mechanisms by using the Avrami approach. The results obtained have allowed observing an unexpected peak in the absorbance curve connected with the physical phenomena taking place during the CO2 uptake and the associated crystallization of PLA. PB Elsevier SN 0142-9418 YR 2021 FD 2021 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/47891 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/47891 LA eng NO Polymer Testing, 2021, vol. 98. 107201 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 24-nov-2024