Research Article

Effects of Kaolin Surface Treatments on the Thermomechanical Properties and on the Degradation of Polypropylene

Table 1

Chemical composition (wt%) of the used kaolin.

SiO250.44

Al2O328.30
CaO 1.10
MgO 0.50
Fe2O3 2.29
LOI (loss on ignition)10.01