Abstract:γ-aminopropyl triethoxysilane (KH550)-modified basalt fibers (MBF) were prepared by the alcohol-water solution method, then a series of PBAT/MBF composites with different MBF contents were prepared by melt blending with poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) as filler. The microscopic morphology, thermal properties, thermal stability, mechanical properties and barrier properties of the PBAT/MBF composites were investigated. The results show that the low content of MBF can be uniformly dispersed in the PBAT matrix to play the role of heterogeneous nucleation, which significantly improves the crystallization properties of PBAT. When the content of MBF reaches up to 5 %, the elongation at break of PBAT/MBF composites increases to 790 %, which is 90 % higher than that of pure PBAT. The addition of MBF also significantly improves the barrier properties of PBAT. Oxygen and water vapor permeability of PBAT/MBF-5% reaches up to 4.45×10-14cm3·cm/(cm2·s·Pa) and 2.78×10-13g·cm/(cm2·s·Pa), which decreased by 18 % and 20 %, respectively, compared with pure PBAT.