Mechanical properties of green recycled polypropylene composites: effect of maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (MAPP) coupling agent

Recycled polypropylene/microcrystalline cellulose (rPP/MCC) composites were prepared by adding different loadings of maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (MAPP) coupling agent. The tensile, impact and morphological properties of the composites were investigated. The obtained results show that t...

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Main Authors: Zulkifli, Nur Izzati, Samat, Noorasikin
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Language:English
Published: Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland 2013
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Samat, Noorasikin
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description Recycled polypropylene/microcrystalline cellulose (rPP/MCC) composites were prepared by adding different loadings of maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (MAPP) coupling agent. The tensile, impact and morphological properties of the composites were investigated. The obtained results show that the tensile and impact strengths of the composites were significantly enhanced with the addition of MAPP loading from 2 to 5 wt%, as compared with unfilled rPP/MCC composites. However, it was found that at low filler content, different amounts of MAPP resulted in no appreciable change in the tensile strength and modulus. Moreover, dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) results indicated that, increasing the amount of MAPP loading from 2 to 5 wt% in rPP/MCC provide better stiffness of the composite compared to those neat rPP and neat PP. Field emission scanning microscopy (FESEM) has shown that the composite, with MAPP loading, promotes better fiber–matrix interaction.
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spelling iium-316952018-05-21T07:12:44Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/31695/ Mechanical properties of green recycled polypropylene composites: effect of maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (MAPP) coupling agent Zulkifli, Nur Izzati Samat, Noorasikin TA401 Materials of engineering and construction Recycled polypropylene/microcrystalline cellulose (rPP/MCC) composites were prepared by adding different loadings of maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (MAPP) coupling agent. The tensile, impact and morphological properties of the composites were investigated. The obtained results show that the tensile and impact strengths of the composites were significantly enhanced with the addition of MAPP loading from 2 to 5 wt%, as compared with unfilled rPP/MCC composites. However, it was found that at low filler content, different amounts of MAPP resulted in no appreciable change in the tensile strength and modulus. Moreover, dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) results indicated that, increasing the amount of MAPP loading from 2 to 5 wt% in rPP/MCC provide better stiffness of the composite compared to those neat rPP and neat PP. Field emission scanning microscopy (FESEM) has shown that the composite, with MAPP loading, promotes better fiber–matrix interaction. Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/31695/1/AMR.812.187%5B1%5D.pdf Zulkifli, Nur Izzati and Samat, Noorasikin (2013) Mechanical properties of green recycled polypropylene composites: effect of maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (MAPP) coupling agent. Advanced Materials Research, 812. pp. 187-191. ISSN 1022-6680 http://www.scientific.net/AMR 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.812.187
spellingShingle TA401 Materials of engineering and construction
Zulkifli, Nur Izzati
Samat, Noorasikin
Mechanical properties of green recycled polypropylene composites: effect of maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (MAPP) coupling agent
title Mechanical properties of green recycled polypropylene composites: effect of maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (MAPP) coupling agent
title_full Mechanical properties of green recycled polypropylene composites: effect of maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (MAPP) coupling agent
title_fullStr Mechanical properties of green recycled polypropylene composites: effect of maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (MAPP) coupling agent
title_full_unstemmed Mechanical properties of green recycled polypropylene composites: effect of maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (MAPP) coupling agent
title_short Mechanical properties of green recycled polypropylene composites: effect of maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (MAPP) coupling agent
title_sort mechanical properties of green recycled polypropylene composites: effect of maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (mapp) coupling agent
topic TA401 Materials of engineering and construction
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