Research Article
Effects of Kaolin Surface Treatments on the Thermomechanical Properties and on the Degradation of Polypropylene
Table 4
PP/kaolin composites degradation characteristics determined from TGA scans.
| Samples | (°C) | (°C) | (°C) |
| Neat PP | 250 | 374 | 393 |
| PP/UK1 | 250 | 380 | 395 | PP/UK2 | 249 | 383 | 400 | PP/UK3 | 252 | 386 | 404 | PP/UK4 | 247 | 384 | 403 | PP/UK5 | 250 | 389 | 405 |
| PP/TK1 | 252 | 376 | 394 | PP/TK2 | 250 | 370 | 398 | PP/TK3 | 253 | 377 | 394 | PP/TK4 | 250 | 387 | 403 | PP/TK5 | 248 | 388 | 404 |
| PP/K2 2% Z6020 | 245 | 382 | 397 | PP/K2 4% Z6020 | 245 | 384 | 400 | PP/K4 2% Z6020 | 245 | 387 | 400 | PP/K4 4% Z6020 | 245 | 388 | 400 |
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