Physical, thermal, and mechanical properties of polypropylene composites filled with rattan nanoparticles

Abstract

Natural fillers are recognized as the materials that feature a poor fiber/matrix interaction. As a result, their composites behaviors are directly compromised. Existing evidence has exhibited that nanoparticle fillers can be employed as an alternative size to overcome this problem. We thus examined in this study the effects of rattan filler of nanoparticle size on the physical, thermal, and mechanical properties of the composite. Neat polypropylene (PP), PP with 5% rattan nanoparticle (PP/R5), and PP with 5% glass fiber (PP/FG5) were considered. For performance assessment, particle size analysis, morphology, X-ray diffraction, thermal inspection, and mechanical tests were carried out. The highest degree of crystallinity was discovered in PP/R5. Tensile properties of both PP/FG5 and PP/R5 were comparable although the former demonstrated higher moduli of elasticity and rupture. Well-distributed constituents were displayed in PP/R5 by means of morphological study, which offered insight into its highest average hardness, maximum strain, and therefore its advantageous ductile behavior compared to the other considered materials.

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Quantum-Chemical Estimating Interaction of <i>sp<sup>2</sup></i>-Carbon Nanoclusters with PE and PP Oligomers

“…For a link consisting of two elementary units, this value isConsequently, based on the analysis of the calculation results, it can be argued that, regardless of the size of the fragments of these polymers, comparing the value of intermolecular energy for the same number of elementary units of these two polymers, the PP fragments are more tightly bound than those of PE, which means that in order to disconnect the PP links, which are connected by non-covalent bonds, more energy is needed than for PE. The calculation results obtained are consistent with experimental data on the melting temperature of polymers, since the melting temperature of PE is 120˚C -140˚C, and for PP this value is higher (130˚C to 170˚C as dependent on the polymer grade[22] [23]).…”

A Review of Rainwater Harvesting in Malaysia: Prospects and Challenges

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