Effect of compatibiliser on the accelerated weathering performance of polypropylene-silica nanocomposites

• Main Authors: Anis Sofiah, M. K., Lin, Ong Hui, Akil, Hazizan Md, Villagracia, A. R.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2014
• Subjects: Nanosilicon—Deterioration; Nanocomposites (Materials)—Deterioration; Physics
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/1297; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/2296/type/native/viewcontent
• Institution: De La Salle University

The specimens prepared in this study were melt blended of neat polypropylene (PP), PP/nanosilica (2 wt%), and PP/nanosilica with 3 wt% of PP grafted maleic anhydride (PP-g-MA). The nanocomposites were placed in the accelerated weathering test (AWT) chamber for 200 hours composed of alternating 8 hou...