Research Article
Effects of Kaolin Surface Treatments on the Thermomechanical Properties and on the Degradation of Polypropylene
Table 3
PP/kaolin composites thermal characteristics determined from DSC scans.
| Samples | (J/g) | (°C) | (J/g) | (°C) | (%) |
| Neat PP | 63 | 144 | 68 | 106 | 41 |
| PP/UK1 | 56 | 143 | 60 | 88 | 36 | PP/UK2 | 65 | 142 | 65 | 90 | 39 | PP/UK3 | 59 | 143 | 61 | 89 | 37 | PP/UK4 | 54 | 143 | 65 | 90 | 39 | PP/UK5 | 63 | 142 | 65 | 91 | 39 |
| PP/TK1 | 60 | 143 | 67 | 106 | 40 | PP/TK2 | 63 | 144 | 63 | 102 | 38 | PP/TK3 | 57 | 144 | 58 | 102 | 35 | PP/TK4 | 57 | 144 | 58 | 95 | 35 | PP/TK5 | 59 | 143 | 65 | 93 | 39 |
| PP/K2 2% Z6020 | 63 | 141 | 70 | 96 | 42 | PP/K2 4% Z6020 | 65 | 142 | 67 | 94 | 40 | PP/K4 2% Z6020 | 55 | 141 | 64 | 94 | 38 | PP/K4 4% Z6020 | 59 | 142 | 66 | 94 | 40 |
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