Effects of compatibilizers on mechanical properties of PET/PP blend

Composite Interfaces

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 507-515

  Abdul Razak, N C ^a   Inuwa, I M ^a   Hassan, A ^a   Samsudin, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

compatibilizers; injection molding; maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene; maleic anhydride grafted styrene ethylene butylene styrene; mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

COMPATIBILIZED BLENDS; COUNTER ROTATING; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; INJECTION MOLDING PROCESS; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE GRAFTED POLYPROPYLENE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES (PET); STANDARD TESTS; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS;

BENDING STRENGTH; BLENDING; BOND (MASONRY); GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); IMPACT STRENGTH; INJECTION MOLDING; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STYRENE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

COMPATIBILIZERS;

EID: 84882453853     PISSN: 09276440     EISSN: 15685543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15685543.2013.811176     Document Type: Conference Paper

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