Towards a Circular Economy: Study of the Mechanical, Thermal, and Electrical Properties of Recycled Polypropylene and Their Composite Materials
This research focuses on the mechanical properties of polypropylene (PP) blended with recycled PP (rPP) at various concentrations. The rPP can be added at up to 40 wt% into the PP matrix without significantly affecting the mechanical properties. MFI of blended PP increased with increasing rPP conten...
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| author | Tongsai Jamnongkan Nitchanan Intraramongkol Wesarach Samoechip Pranut Potiyaraj Rattanaphol Mongkholrattanasit Porntip Jamnongkan Piyada Wongwachirakorn Masataka Sugimoto Hiroshi Ito Chih-Feng Huang |
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| description | This research focuses on the mechanical properties of polypropylene (PP) blended with recycled PP (rPP) at various concentrations. The rPP can be added at up to 40 wt% into the PP matrix without significantly affecting the mechanical properties. MFI of blended PP increased with increasing rPP content. Modulus and tensile strength of PP slightly decreased with increased rPP content, while the elongation at break increased to up to 30.68% with a 40 wt% increase in rPP content. This is probably caused by the interfacial adhesion of PP and rPP during the blending process. The electrical conductivity of materials was improved by adding carbon black into the rPP matrices. It has a significant effect on the mechanical and electrical properties of the composites. Stress-strain curves of composites changed from ductile to brittle behaviors. This could be caused by the poor interfacial interaction between rPP and carbon black. FTIR spectra indicate that carbon black did not have any chemical reactions with the PP chains. The obtained composites exhibited good performance in the electrical properties tested. Finally, DSC results showed that rPP and carbon black could act as nucleating agents and thus increase the degree of crystallinity of PP. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-173aff264e7b4753b3b668beb68ee39d2023-11-24T17:32:53ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602022-12-011424548210.3390/polym14245482Towards a Circular Economy: Study of the Mechanical, Thermal, and Electrical Properties of Recycled Polypropylene and Their Composite MaterialsTongsai Jamnongkan0Nitchanan Intraramongkol1Wesarach Samoechip2Pranut Potiyaraj3Rattanaphol Mongkholrattanasit4Porntip Jamnongkan5Piyada Wongwachirakorn6Masataka Sugimoto7Hiroshi Ito8Chih-Feng Huang9Department of Fundamental Science and Physical Education, Faculty of Science at Sriracha, Kasetsart University, Chonburi 20230, ThailandDepartment of Fundamental Science and Physical Education, Faculty of Science at Sriracha, Kasetsart University, Chonburi 20230, ThailandDepartment of Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, ThailandDepartment of Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, ThailandFaculty of Industrial Textiles and Fashion Design, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10110, ThailandDepartment of Public Health and Environment, Saensuk Municipality, Chonburi 20130, ThailandDepartment of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Pibulsongkarm Rajabhat University, Phitsanulok 65000, ThailandGraduated School of Organic Materials Science, Faculty of Engineering, Yamagata University, Yonezawa 32000, Yamagata, JapanGraduated School of Organic Materials Science, Faculty of Engineering, Yamagata University, Yonezawa 32000, Yamagata, JapanDepartment of Chemical Engineering, i-Center for Advanced Science and Technology (iCAST), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, TaiwanThis research focuses on the mechanical properties of polypropylene (PP) blended with recycled PP (rPP) at various concentrations. The rPP can be added at up to 40 wt% into the PP matrix without significantly affecting the mechanical properties. MFI of blended PP increased with increasing rPP content. Modulus and tensile strength of PP slightly decreased with increased rPP content, while the elongation at break increased to up to 30.68% with a 40 wt% increase in rPP content. This is probably caused by the interfacial adhesion of PP and rPP during the blending process. The electrical conductivity of materials was improved by adding carbon black into the rPP matrices. It has a significant effect on the mechanical and electrical properties of the composites. Stress-strain curves of composites changed from ductile to brittle behaviors. This could be caused by the poor interfacial interaction between rPP and carbon black. FTIR spectra indicate that carbon black did not have any chemical reactions with the PP chains. The obtained composites exhibited good performance in the electrical properties tested. Finally, DSC results showed that rPP and carbon black could act as nucleating agents and thus increase the degree of crystallinity of PP.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/24/5482polypropyleneplastic wastemechanical propertiescarbon blacksustainability |
| spellingShingle | Tongsai Jamnongkan Nitchanan Intraramongkol Wesarach Samoechip Pranut Potiyaraj Rattanaphol Mongkholrattanasit Porntip Jamnongkan Piyada Wongwachirakorn Masataka Sugimoto Hiroshi Ito Chih-Feng Huang Towards a Circular Economy: Study of the Mechanical, Thermal, and Electrical Properties of Recycled Polypropylene and Their Composite Materials Polymers polypropylene plastic waste mechanical properties carbon black sustainability |
| title | Towards a Circular Economy: Study of the Mechanical, Thermal, and Electrical Properties of Recycled Polypropylene and Their Composite Materials |
| title_full | Towards a Circular Economy: Study of the Mechanical, Thermal, and Electrical Properties of Recycled Polypropylene and Their Composite Materials |
| title_fullStr | Towards a Circular Economy: Study of the Mechanical, Thermal, and Electrical Properties of Recycled Polypropylene and Their Composite Materials |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards a Circular Economy: Study of the Mechanical, Thermal, and Electrical Properties of Recycled Polypropylene and Their Composite Materials |
| title_short | Towards a Circular Economy: Study of the Mechanical, Thermal, and Electrical Properties of Recycled Polypropylene and Their Composite Materials |
| title_sort | towards a circular economy study of the mechanical thermal and electrical properties of recycled polypropylene and their composite materials |
| topic | polypropylene plastic waste mechanical properties carbon black sustainability |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/24/5482 |
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