Mechanical upcycling immiscible polyethylene terephthalate-polypropylene blends with carbon fiber reinforcement

AN Gaduan, K Singkronart, C Bell… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ineffective sorting of post-consumer plastics remains one of the major obstacles in the
recycling of plastics. Consequently, these highly heterogeneous, mixed post-consumer …

[HTML][HTML] Low-Density and High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced PP/POE Composite Foam via Irradiation Crosslinking

H Li, T Wang, C Cui, Y Mu, K Niu - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study addresses the challenge of achieving foam with a high expansion ratio and poor
mechanical properties, caused by the low melt viscosity of semi-crystalline polypropylene …

Ring-opening metathesis polymerization of cyclopropene derivatives towards polyolefin elastomer analogues

J Bai, Y Wang, W You - Science China Chemistry, 2022 - Springer
Polyolefin elastomers (POEs) are important reprocessable industrial materials with high
strain-recovery performance. Traditional POEs are prepared from transition-metal-catalyzed …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering Polypropylene–Calcium Sulfate (Anhydrite II) Composites: The Key Role of Zinc Ionomers via Reactive Extrusion

M Murariu, Y Paint, O Murariu, F Laoutid, P Dubois - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polypropylene (PP) is one of the most versatile polymers widely used in packaging, textiles,
automotive, and electrical applications. Melt blending of PP with micro-and/or nano-fillers is …

[HTML][HTML] Balancing the Strength–Impact Relationship and Other Key Properties in Polypropylene Copolymer–Natural CaSO4 (Anhydrite)-Filled Composites

M Murariu, F Laoutid, Y Paint, O Murariu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
To develop novel mineral-filled composites and assess their enhanced properties (stiffness,
a good balance between mechanical strength and impact resistance, greater temperature …