Title

EVALUATION OF POLYPROPYLENE/SAW DUST COMPOSITES PREPARED WITH MALEALATED POLYPROPYLENE (MAPP) PRODUCED BY REACTIVE EXTRUSION

EVALUATION OF POLYPROPYLENE/SAW DUST COMPOSITES PREPARED WITH MALEALATED POLYPROPYLENE (MAPP) PRODUCED BY REACTIVE EXTRUSION

Authorship

Trombetta, Ernani; Flores-Sahagun, Thais; Satyanarayan, Kestur G.

Trombetta, Ernani

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Flores-Sahagun, Thais

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Satyanarayan, Kestur G.

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DOI

10.5151/2594-5327-35683

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Abstract

Considering the importance of the environment and fuel economy, the Brazilian automotive industry has focused on the development of lightweight materials based on renewable resources. Replacement of PP- talc composite by PP- saw dust composite is a promising possibility. This paper presents the preparation of maleated polypropylene (MAPP) through reactive extrusion using different amounts of peroxides and maleic anhydride as well its characterization. Using 20% of saw dust coated with different amounts of prepared MAPP, several composites were prepared including one with commercial MAPP. Injection molded samples of all these composites along with that without the compatiibilizer were characterized for mechanical properties. These studies indicated fulfilling the proposed objectives: (i) finding the optimal reactive extrusion conditions to prepare MAPP samples; (ii) preparation of PP/saw dust composites with and without MAPP coating; (iii) to arrive at optimized composite to get the best performance through their characterization for various properties of all the produced composites.

Considering the importance of the environment and fuel economy, the Brazilian automotive industry has focused on the development of lightweight materials based on renewable resources. Replacement of PP- talc composite by PP- saw dust composite is a promising possibility. This paper presents the preparation of maleated polypropylene (MAPP) through reactive extrusion using different amounts of peroxides and maleic anhydride as well its characterization. Using 20% of saw dust coated with different amounts of prepared MAPP, several composites were prepared including one with commercial MAPP. Injection molded samples of all these composites along with that without the compatiibilizer were characterized for mechanical properties. These studies indicated fulfilling the proposed objectives: (i) finding the optimal reactive extrusion conditions to prepare MAPP samples; (ii) preparation of PP/saw dust composites with and without MAPP coating; (iii) to arrive at optimized composite to get the best performance through their characterization for various properties of all the produced composites.

Keywords

Composites, Saw dust, Maleated Polypropylene, Reactive Extrusion

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