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Preliminary studies on the morphology of natural rubber-polypropylene blends using scanning electron microscopy

The morphology of natural rubber/polypropylene (NR/PP) blends were studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The NR/PP blends were produced in varying compositions of NR/PP ratios of 80:20, 70:30, 60:40, 50:50, 40:60 and 30:70. The NR/PP blends were sputter coated with gold and observed u...

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Main Authors: Che Husna Azhari,, Zamri Yusoff,, Jaafar Sahari,
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Published: 1992
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spelling my-ukm.journal.12982011-10-11T03:45:19Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1298/ Preliminary studies on the morphology of natural rubber-polypropylene blends using scanning electron microscopy Che Husna Azhari, Zamri Yusoff, Jaafar Sahari, The morphology of natural rubber/polypropylene (NR/PP) blends were studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The NR/PP blends were produced in varying compositions of NR/PP ratios of 80:20, 70:30, 60:40, 50:50, 40:60 and 30:70. The NR/PP blends were sputter coated with gold and observed under a Phillips 500 SEM at magnifications of 0.326K and 2.5K respectively. Micrographs showed the blends as incompatible polymers with NR domains embedded in a continous PP matrix. At higher NR loadings, the NR domains were observed to be fibrils interspersed continously in the PP matrix whilst at lower loadings the NR phase was scattered in distinct granular domains. Models of the NR/PP blends were postulated frorn the micrographs obtained 1992 Article PeerReviewed Che Husna Azhari, and Zamri Yusoff, and Jaafar Sahari, (1992) Preliminary studies on the morphology of natural rubber-polypropylene blends using scanning electron microscopy. Jurnal Kejuruteraan, 4 . http://www.ukm.my/jkukm/index.php/jkukm
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description The morphology of natural rubber/polypropylene (NR/PP) blends were studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The NR/PP blends were produced in varying compositions of NR/PP ratios of 80:20, 70:30, 60:40, 50:50, 40:60 and 30:70. The NR/PP blends were sputter coated with gold and observed under a Phillips 500 SEM at magnifications of 0.326K and 2.5K respectively. Micrographs showed the blends as incompatible polymers with NR domains embedded in a continous PP matrix. At higher NR loadings, the NR domains were observed to be fibrils interspersed continously in the PP matrix whilst at lower loadings the NR phase was scattered in distinct granular domains. Models of the NR/PP blends were postulated frorn the micrographs obtained
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author Che Husna Azhari,
Zamri Yusoff,
Jaafar Sahari,
spellingShingle Che Husna Azhari,
Zamri Yusoff,
Jaafar Sahari,
Preliminary studies on the morphology of natural rubber-polypropylene blends using scanning electron microscopy
author_facet Che Husna Azhari,
Zamri Yusoff,
Jaafar Sahari,
author_sort Che Husna Azhari,
title Preliminary studies on the morphology of natural rubber-polypropylene blends using scanning electron microscopy
title_short Preliminary studies on the morphology of natural rubber-polypropylene blends using scanning electron microscopy
title_full Preliminary studies on the morphology of natural rubber-polypropylene blends using scanning electron microscopy
title_fullStr Preliminary studies on the morphology of natural rubber-polypropylene blends using scanning electron microscopy
title_full_unstemmed Preliminary studies on the morphology of natural rubber-polypropylene blends using scanning electron microscopy
title_sort preliminary studies on the morphology of natural rubber-polypropylene blends using scanning electron microscopy
publishDate 1992
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1298/
http://www.ukm.my/jkukm/index.php/jkukm
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