Mechanical and thermal properties of montmorillonite-reinforced polypropylene/rice husk hybrid nanocomposites

• Main Authors: Majeed, Khaliq, Ahmed, Ashfaq, Abu Bakar, Muhammad Saifullah, Mahlia, Teuku Meurah Indra, Saba, Naheed, Hassan, Azman, Jawaid, Mohammad, Hussain, Murid, Iqbal, Javed, Ali, Zulfiqar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2019
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/88125/1/AzmanHassan2019_MechanicalandThermalPropertiesofMontmorillonite-ReinforcedPolypropylene.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/88125/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym11101557

In recent years, there has been considerable interest in the use of natural fibers as potential reinforcing fillers in polymer composites despite their hydrophilicity, which limits their widespread commercial application. The present study explored the fabrication of nanocomposites by melt mixing, u...