Polímeros: Ciência e Tecnologia
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Polímeros: Ciência e Tecnologia
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Comparison of MA-g-PP effectiveness through mechanical performance of functionalised graphene reinforced polypropylene

Saravanan Natarajan; Rajasekar Rathanasamy; Sathish Kumar Palaniappan; Suresh Velayudham; Hari Bodipatti Subburamamurthy; Kaushik Pal

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Abstract

This work aims in developing carboxyl functionalised graphene based PP nanocomposites by using melt mixing method to enhance the mechanical and thermal properties. Maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene was used as a compatibilizer to achieve better compatibility between the non-polar polymer and polar nanofiller. FTIR study confirms the presence of functional groups at corresponding absorption levels. TEM and SEM image shows the uniform distribution of COOH-Gr onto the PP matrix with the addition of MA-g-PP onto it. The tensile strength and young’s modulus of PMG5 depicts better improvement of 62% and 20% compared to neat sample. The increase in storage modulus of 19.02% was obtained for PG and 43.48% for PMG samples. The reduction in tan δ peak confirms the minimum heat buildup and as a result, leads to better damping characteristics of the nanofiller incorporated PP matrix.

Keywords

functionalised graphene, maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene, polypropylene, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy

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