Influence of nano-polyaniline contents on mechanical properties of crosslink recycled polypropylene polyaniline

• Main Authors: Husin, Muhamad Rasyidi, Arsad, Agus, Mat Desa, Mohd. Shaiful Zaidi, Abdul Rahman, Mohd. Faizal
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/61053/; https://www.scientific.net/AMR.1125.13
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Crosslink of recycled polypropylene with polyaniline (rPP-PANI) have been prepared via ultrasound extrusion. The concentration of PANI used in the research was varied from 0 to 10 wt% and that of dicumyl peroxide (DCP) was fixed in 1 phr loading of PANI. To examine the morphological structure of the blends, fill emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) was conducted. The increasing loading of polyaniline (PANI) has promoted a slight improvement in both elastic modulus and tensile strength at 4 wt% and impact strength at 10 wt%. However elongation at break showed a decrease at all PANI loadings. The FESEM micrograph confirmed good dispersion of nano-PANI on rPP matrix to form crosslinking between rPP matrix and PANI.