Composites of Polylactide with Carbon Nanofillers: Synthesis, Structure, Properties

The current state of research on composites containing graphene derivatives as nanofillers is considered. The results of works carried out at the Semenov Federal Research Center for Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences on the synthesis of filled composites based on polylactide and carbon nanofillers, reduced graphene oxide and graphite nanoplates, by two independent methods, ecofriendly solid-phase mixing of components under shear deformations and liquid-phase synthesis, are summarized. A comparative study of the mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of the composites is performed depending on the production method and the nature of the used nanofillers, and their influence on the structure and complex of properties of the resulting composite materials is established.