Microstructure and fracture behavior of polypropylene/nanoclay composites

• Main Author: Chen, Ling.
• Other Authors: Lu, Xuehong
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Composite materials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/5109
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Maleic anhydride modified polypropylene (MAPP) was compounded with commercially available surface modified montmorillonite in a twin screw extruder. Re-compounding ensured the removal of visible tactoids from extrudable while TEM and WAXD techniques showed non-uniform dispersion of clay platelets,...