Abstract:The aim of this research is to investigate the effects of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) as compatibilizer on physico-mechanical and thermal properties of polypropylene (PP)/starch composites. PP/starch composites were prepared by the extrusion of PP resin with potato starch in co-rotating twin-screw extruder by varying starch content from 5 to 20%, where the EVA content was 10 wt% based upon potato starch. It was found that with the increase in starch content from 0 to 20% in the PP matrix, the tensile elongati… Show more
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