Linear, graft, and beyond: multiblock copolymers as next-generation compatibilizers

JL Self, AJ Zervoudakis, X Peng, WR Lenart… - JACs Au, 2022 - ACS Publications
Properly addressing the global issue of unsustainable plastic waste generation and
accumulation will require a confluence of technological breakthroughs on various fronts …

Design from recycling: A complex mixed plastic waste case study

K Ragaert, S Huysveld, G Vyncke, S Hubo… - Resources …, 2020 - Elsevier
With today's continued drive to increase recycling rates of plastics, the low-hanging fruit of
clean mono-streams of plastic waste has long since been picked. If Europe's ambitious …

Effect of fly ash on mechanical properties and microstructural behaviour of injected moulded recycled polypropylene composites

NHM Nasir, F Usman, EL Woen, MNM Ansari… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The global challenges of plastic waste and fly ash accumulation demand innovative
recycling solutions. In Malaysia, the consumption of 11.2 million tonnes of coal annually …

Semi‐crystalline polymer blends for material extrusion additive manufacturing printability: a case study with poly (ethylene terephthalate) and polypropylene

CA Chatham, CE Zawaski, DC Bobbitt… - Macromolecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Semi‐crystalline polymers are an important class of materials for engineering applications
due to their high modulus and barrier properties. Traditional manufacturing methods process …

Thermal and mechanical properties of polypropylene/post-consumer poly (ethylene terephthalate) blends: bottle-to-bottle recycling

A Ekinci, M Öksüz, M Ates, I Aydin - Journal of Polymer Research, 2022 - Springer
In this study, the effect of the amount of maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (PP-g-MA)(0–
10 by weight%) compatibilizer on the thermal and mechanical properties of …

Reactive extrusion of maleic-anhydride-grafted polypropylene by torque rheometer and its application as compatibilizer

A Tariq, NM Ahmad, MA Abbas, MF Shakir, Z Khaliq… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study is based upon the functionalization of polypropylene (PP) by radical
polymerization to optimize its properties by influencing its molecular weight. Grafting of PP …

Synthesis and impact of polyethylene terephthalate nanoparticles on the stability of polypropylene exposed to electron beam irradiation

MA Elhady, AM Elbarbary, YH Gad, ES Fathy - Polymer Degradation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polypropylene (PP) has a high degradation rate when exposed to ionizing radiation, even at
low doses of exposure resulting in considerably poorer resistance to aging, weathering and …

Study of thermal, morphological, barrier and viscoelastic properties of PP grafted with maleic anhydride (PP-g-MAH) and PET blends

A Tariq, A Afzal, IA Rashid, MF Shakir - Journal of Polymer Research, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Properties of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polypropylene (PP) can be
enhanced by blending both in a specific proportion to get combined superior properties. To …

Mechanical and thermal properties of exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets reinforced polyethylene terephthalate/polypropylene composites

IM Inuwa, A Hassan, SA Samsudin… - Polymer …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets (GNP) reinforced composites materials based on blend of
poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) and polypropylene (PP) were prepared by melt extrusion …

Influence of exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets on the flammability and thermal properties of polyethylene terephthalate/polypropylene nanocomposites

IM Inuwa, A Hassan, DY Wang, SA Samsudin… - … degradation and stability, 2014 - Elsevier
Nanocomposites based polyethylene terephthalate (PET)/polypropylene (PP)(70/30 wt%)
blends and exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets (GNP) as reinforcing fillers were developed …