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This study evaluated the effect of adding poly (ethylene methyl acrylate) (EMA) and cotton linter (CL) on the properties of recycled poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET rec ). For this, PET rec /EMA blend and PET rec /EMA/CL composite were developed. In order to improve the interfacial adhesion and the properties of these materials, ethylene/methyl acrylate/glycidyl methacrylate terpolymer (EMA-GMA) and polyethylene-grafted maleic anhydride (PE-g-MAH) were added. The rheological results showed that the addition of EMA increased and the addition of 1 wt% of CL reduced the viscosity. The morphological analysis of the non-compatibilized blend and composite showed poor interfacial adhesion. Polymer blends with 2 and 6 wt% of EMA had better mechanical properties, since these formulations have the smallest average particle diameter of 0.58 and 1.00 µm, respectively. The mechanical testing of composites showed a material with higher maximum strength and elasticity modulus than polymer blend when analyzed at the same EMA phase concentration. The use of EMA-GMA was effective in reducing the size of particles of the EMA in the blend.

The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the processing conditions in single and co‐rotational twin screw extruders on the mechanical and morphological properties of elastomeric poly (methyl methacrylate)/polycarbonate (PMMAe/PC) blends until the phase inversion. The characterizations were performed by measuring the melt flow index, capillary rheometry, thermogravimetric analysis, tensile tests, Izod impact, and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The thermal and rheological properties showed that PC had a higher sensitivity to processing conditions than PMMAe. The increase in PC concentration altered the mechanical properties of the PMMAe/PC blends with variations according to processing conditions. The morphology of PMMAe/PC blends up to phase inversion was visualized by AFM, and the results showed that the material processed with a single screw extruder obtained similar morphologies to that material processed in twin screw extruder.

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