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The effects of chemical modifiers on the thermal properties of calcium carbonate filled polypropylene/ethylene propylene diene terpolymer composites
Siti Rohana Ahmad1, Salmah Husseinsyah2, Kamarudin Hussin3.
A chemical modifier (acrylic acid) was used to improve the thermal properties of polypropylene/ ethylene propylene diene terpolymer/calcium carbonate (PP/EPDM/CaCO3) composites. Treated
and untreated PP/EPDM composites were filled by CaCO3 at 0, 20 and 40% wt. The composites
were prepared using Z-blade mixer machine at 180oC and 50 rpm of rotor speed. Thermogravimetric
analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) methods were used to analyze the thermal properties of the composites. Thermogravimetric analysis indicated that the total weight loss of PP/EPDM/CaCO3 composites decreased with the increasing filler loading for the treated and untreated composites. Meanwhile, the presence of acrylic acid was found to have increased the thermal stability and crystallinity of PP/EPDM/CaCO3
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Affiliation:
- Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Spanish Institute, Malaysia
- Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia
- Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia
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Q3 (Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all)) Q3 (Environmental Science (all)) Q3¬¬- (Computer Science (all)) Q3 (Chemical Engineering (all)) |
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