Publication Type : Journal Article
Thematic Areas : Advanced Materials and Green Technologies
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Source : Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Volume 48, Number 8, p.871–876 (2009)
Keywords : Blends, Compatibiliser, Mechanical properties, Nanocomposites, TPU=PP blends
Campus : Coimbatore
School : School of Engineering
Center : Center for Excellence in Advanced Materials and Green Technologies
Department : Chemical, Civil
Year : 2009
Abstract : Thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) (based on ether and ester polyols) were blended with nonpolar material of PP. Nanoclay was used to reduce the surface energy of the TPU hard segments and makes them more compatible with the non-polar PP. More compatible blends have been obtained by using MA-g-PP as the compatibiliser. Blends were produced by melt mixing using a twin crew extruder. Compared to the ether-TPU based blend nano- composites, the ester-TPU blends show better compatibility as con- firmed by DMA, Tensile strength, XRD, SEM, and AFM analysis.
Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Kannan M., Bhagawan, S. S., Kuruvilla Joseph, and Sabu Thomas, “Mechanical properties and morphology of nanoclay-filled different TPU/PP blends”, Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, vol. 48, pp. 871–876, 2009.