Megat-Yusoff, Puteri Sri Melor and Mat Shayuti, Muhammad S. and Abdullah, Mohamad Zaki (2012) Water Absorption Properties and Morphology of Polypropylene/Polycarbonate/Polypropylene-graft-Maleic Anhydride Blends. In: The 3rd International Conference on Plant Equipment and Reliability, (ICPER2012), 12 - 14 June 2012, Kuala Lumpur.
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This work investigates the effect of blending polycarbonate (PC) into polypropylene (PP) matrix polymer on water absorption properties and morphology. The blends, containing 5% to 35% of polycarbonate and 5% compatibilizer, were compounded using twin – screw extruder and fabricated into standard tests samples using compression molding. The compatibilizer used was polypropylene-graft-maleic anhydride (PP-g-MA). In water absorption test, specimens were immersed in distilled water at 23oC and 100oC. In 23oC immersion, PC showed the highest absorption at 0.362 wt%, while PP was the lowest at 0.064 wt%. The blends demonstrated transitional absorption value between PP and PC. In 100oC immersion, 90/5/5, 80/15/5, and 70/25/5 compositions (PP/PC/PP-g-MA) exhibited lower absorption than PP, indicating enhanced long – term degradation resistance in water compared to PP. Microscopy analysis showed that PC existed as fibers, dispersed throughout PP matrix.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) |
| Departments / MOR / COE: | Departments > Mechanical Engineering |
| ID Code: | 8349 |
| Deposited By: | A.P. Dr Puteri Sri Melor Megat Yusoff |
| Deposited On: | 08 Oct 2012 00:07 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Jan 2017 08:21 |
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