The effect of maleic anhydride-grafted polypropylene (MAPP) on properties of paper sludge and kaolin filled polypropylene (PP)/ethylene propylene diene terpolymer (EPDM) hybrid composites / Salmah, H. Ismail and A. Abu Sakar

Polypropylene (PP)/ethylene propylene diene terpolymer (EPDM) hybrid composites were made using kaolin and paper sludge (PS) fillers as reinforcing agents in the PP/EPDM matrix and maleic anhydride-grafted polypropylene (MAPP) was used a compatibilizer. Result indicates that the increasing loading o...

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Main Authors: ., Salmah (Author), Ismail, H. (Author), Abu Sakar, A. (Author)
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Published: 2006.
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Summary:Polypropylene (PP)/ethylene propylene diene terpolymer (EPDM) hybrid composites were made using kaolin and paper sludge (PS) fillers as reinforcing agents in the PP/EPDM matrix and maleic anhydride-grafted polypropylene (MAPP) was used a compatibilizer. Result indicates that the increasing loading of kaolin in kaolin/paper sludge wt (%) has increased the tensile strength and elongations at break but decrease the Young's modulus and water absorption of PP/EPDM/Kaolin/PS hybrid composites. The presence of MAPP has improved the mechanical properties (such as tensile strength and elongation at break) but reduced the water absorption of PP/EPDM/Kaolin/PS hybrid composites. This observation was due to improvement in the wetting of filler surface and better filler matrix interaction of hybrid composites as evidenced from scanning electron microscopy studies.
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