Journal
POLYMERS
Volume 8, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/polym8100355
Keywords
microfibrillar composites; injection molding; thermal properties; morphology; mechanical properties
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- Ghent University, Belgium
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Within this research the effect of injection molding temperature on polypropylene (PP)/poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) blends and microfibrillar composites was investigated. Injection molding blends (IMBs) and microfibrillar composites (MFCs) of PP/PET have been prepared in a weight ratio 70/30. The samples were processed at three different injection molding temperatures (T-im) (210, 230, 280 degrees C) and subjected to extensive characterization. The observations from the fracture surfaces of MFCs showed that PET fibers can be achieved by three step processing. The results indicated that T-im has a big influence on morphology of IMBs and MFCs. With increasing the T-im, distinctive variations in particle and fiber diameters were noticed. The differences in mechanical performances were obtained by flexural and impact tests. Establishing relationships between the processing parameters, properties, and morphology of composites is of key importance for the valorization of MFC polymers.
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