Nucleating Effect of Carbon Nanoparticles and Their Influence on the Thermal and Chemical Stability of Polypropylene

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</svg>, calculated using (<a href="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/jnm/volume-2012/406214/figures/#EEq1">1</a>) and (<a href="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/jnm/volume-2012/406214/figures/#EEq2">2</a>), respectively; for pure PP and PP compositions with 0.05 wt% of LiBe, CNTs and CNFs, after immersion in nitric acid for different times. </table>

Journal of Nanomaterials

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Figure 8: Nucleating Effect of Carbon Nanoparticles and Their Influence on the Thermal and Chemical Stability of Polypropylene 