: (i) the conventional process of preparing PLA-g-MA via reactive extrusion and
using it as compatibilizer to the PLA/WS composites; (ii)
effect of reactive compatibilization i.e., one-pot method of
directly combining the PLA, MA,WSfollowed by addition of
an initiator in the extruder to make composites and (iii) the
effect on mechanical properties of PLA-g-MA prepared with
varying amounts of free radical initiator and MA.