Epoxidized natural rubber-toughened polypropylene/organically modified montmorillonite nanocomposites

• Main Authors: Balakrishnan, Harintharavimal, Attaran, Seyed Ahmad, Imran, Muhammad, Hassan, Azman, Wahit, Mat Uzir
• Format: Article
• Published: Sage Journals 2014
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/52728/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0892705712461517

The objective of this study is to toughen organically modified montmorillonite (OMMT)- filled polypropylene (PP) nanocomposites with epoxidized natural rubber (ENR). PP, ENR (10–20 wt%), OMMT (6 wt%) and maleated PP (PP-g-MA; 10 wt%) were melt blended using counterrotating twin extruder, followed by...