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Compatibilization of polypropylene/recycled polyethylene terephthalate blends with maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene in the presence of diallyl phthalate

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Bi-functional co-agent, diallyl phthalate (DAP), −assisted melting free-radical grafting of maleic anhydride (MAH) on polypropylene (PP) is carried out by reactive extrusion. The PP/recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) blends with and without PP-g-MAH/DAP (PP grafted with both MAH and DAP) are conducted on a twin-screw extruder. It reveals that the introduction of DAP can significantly enhance the grafting degree of MAH and decrease the chain scission of PP. The maximum extent of MAH grafting (1.5 wt.%) is obtained when DCP and MAH contents are 0.5 and 6.0 wt.%, respectively, and the DAP/MAH molar ratio is 0.3. Besides, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis shows that the crystallization temperature of grafted PP is higher than that of pure PP due to the nucleation of grafted groups. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis proves that chemical reactions take place between PP-g-MAH/DAP and rPET. In particular, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations demonstrate that, the PP/rPET blends compatibilized with PP-g-MAH/DAP show enhanced adhesion at the interface comparing with the binary PP/rPET blend, which is also proved by DSC measurements, dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and mechanical properties.

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We gratefully acknowledge the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central University and the financial support of Jiangsu Hanneng Electric Co., Ltd.

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    Yeling Zhu, Changsheng Liang, Yang Bo & Shiai Xu

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Zhu, Y., Liang, C., Bo, Y. et al. Compatibilization of polypropylene/recycled polyethylene terephthalate blends with maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene in the presence of diallyl phthalate. J Polym Res 22, 35 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-014-0591-4

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