This work aims to study the effects of date stone flour (DSF) on morphology, thermal, and mechanical properties of polypropylene (PP) composites in the absence and presence of ethylene-butyl acrylate-glycidyl methacrylate (EBAGMA) used as the compatibilizer. DSF was added to the PP matrix at loading rates of 10, 20, 30, and 40 wt %, while the amount of compatibilizer was fixed to the half of the filler content. The study showed through scanning electron microscopy analysis that EBAGMA compatibilizer improved the dispersion and the wettability of DSF in the PP matrix. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) indicated a slight decrease in the decomposition temperature at onset (Tonset) for all composite materials compared to PP matrix, whereas the thermal degradation rate was slower. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) data revealed that the melting temperature of PP in the composite materials remained almost unchanged. The nucleating effect of DSF was however reduced by the compatibilizer. Furthermore, the incorporation of DSF resulted in the increase of stiffness of the PP composites accompanied by a significant decrease in both the stress and strain at break. The addition of EBAGMA to PP/DSF composites improved significantly the ductility due to the elastomeric effect of EBAGMA.
Polypropylene/date stone flour composites: effects of filler contents and EBAGMA compatibilizer on morphology, thermal and mechanical properties / A., Hamma; M., Kaci; Pegoretti, Alessandro. - In: JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE. - ISSN 0021-8995. - 128:6(2013), pp. 4314-4321. [10.1002/app.38665]
Polypropylene/date stone flour composites: effects of filler contents and EBAGMA compatibilizer on morphology, thermal and mechanical properties
Pegoretti, Alessandro
2013-01-01
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This work aims to study the effects of date stone flour (DSF) on morphology, thermal, and mechanical properties of polypropylene (PP) composites in the absence and presence of ethylene-butyl acrylate-glycidyl methacrylate (EBAGMA) used as the compatibilizer. DSF was added to the PP matrix at loading rates of 10, 20, 30, and 40 wt %, while the amount of compatibilizer was fixed to the half of the filler content. The study showed through scanning electron microscopy analysis that EBAGMA compatibilizer improved the dispersion and the wettability of DSF in the PP matrix. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) indicated a slight decrease in the decomposition temperature at onset (Tonset) for all composite materials compared to PP matrix, whereas the thermal degradation rate was slower. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) data revealed that the melting temperature of PP in the composite materials remained almost unchanged. The nucleating effect of DSF was however reduced by the compatibilizer. Furthermore, the incorporation of DSF resulted in the increase of stiffness of the PP composites accompanied by a significant decrease in both the stress and strain at break. The addition of EBAGMA to PP/DSF composites improved significantly the ductility due to the elastomeric effect of EBAGMA.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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