Morphology, Rheological and Mechanical Properties of Isotropic and Anisotropic PP/rPET/GnP Nanocomposite Samples
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Blends | PP (wt %) | rPET (wt %) | GnP (wt %) |
---|---|---|---|
PP/rPET | 75 | 25 | - |
PP/rPET/GnP | 75 | 25 | 2 |
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Mantia, F.P.L.; Titone, V.; Milazzo, A.; Ceraulo, M.; Botta, L. Morphology, Rheological and Mechanical Properties of Isotropic and Anisotropic PP/rPET/GnP Nanocomposite Samples. Nanomaterials 2021, 11, 3058. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/nano11113058
Mantia FPL, Titone V, Milazzo A, Ceraulo M, Botta L. Morphology, Rheological and Mechanical Properties of Isotropic and Anisotropic PP/rPET/GnP Nanocomposite Samples. Nanomaterials. 2021; 11(11):3058. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/nano11113058
Chicago/Turabian StyleMantia, Francesco Paolo La, Vincenzo Titone, Alessandro Milazzo, Manuela Ceraulo, and Luigi Botta. 2021. "Morphology, Rheological and Mechanical Properties of Isotropic and Anisotropic PP/rPET/GnP Nanocomposite Samples" Nanomaterials 11, no. 11: 3058. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/nano11113058